Santa Fe-vorites

My mom and I recently traveled to Santa Fe and had a fun weekend trip filled with food, food, and more food. The red or green pepper debate continues! Our favorite part of the trip was our afternoon lunch at the Inn of the Anasazi---yummy Southwestern food and an atmosphere that made us feel very Santa Fe hip. We stayed at the okay Eldorado--a good location for shopping, dining, sightseeing, and vista rooftop views of the city of Santa Fe.

In the Plaza, we ogled over the on-trend jewelry and tried on too many designer clothes (Issey Miyake, Dries Van Noten, Missoni) at Santa Fe Dry Goods. We also had fun sampling the too-numerous-to-count olive oil and balsamic vinegar varieties at Oleaceae only to realize that our evoo palates are woefully unrefined.

Overall the trip was a success except for the part where we got ripped off by a small textile boutique next to the Eldorado (Vivi of Santa Fe)---the guy working told us that everything in the store was handmade from local artisans: I bought a pretty raw silk skirt that doubled as maternity clothes and my mom found a bright fleece to wear for the cool Santa Fe evenings. When we got back to our hotel room we found the tags that read "Made in Vietnam": buyers beware (especially unsuspecting tourists from Nebraska)! The whole thing made us laugh at the time, but I still shake my head every time I wear my Santa Fe/Vietnam skirt...grrr!