We had seen GEORGIA O'KEEFE'S famous painting of this church, so we parked there and walked around to the front. The workers were no doubt sprucing up the white details in anticipation of Easter celebrations. A local amateur historian grabbed us in the dusty street and started filling us in on the history of the Church of Saint Francis at Rancho de Taos. It had been a block square compound at one time, the pictures show the state of ancient adobe which has NOT been tended to on a regular basis.
Across from the church was a building Carol has admired over the past few years, FOR SALE, and forlorn but fabulously red.
Let's see does she look like a pilgrim?
The impromptu history talk related the story of Dennis Hopper's movie BACKTRACK , and this was in the scene where the drug dealers had been hiding out, however it was in better shape back in 1989. Starring Jodie Foster and other Hollywood notables......we looked it up on Netflicks, and it sounds so baaaaaaaaaaaad, we may have to rent it sometime.
More OLD ADOBE outbuildings. I wandered off to check out a small artist's studio and shop and when I walked in the owner/artist was talking to tourists saying that this Church of St. Francis is the SECOND most famous church in the US. He then queried these people with: "and the MOST famous church in the US is????????"........................they drew a blank and just as I was entering I chimed in: St Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. So I met Robert Cafazzo, a very nice man and excellent artist. I bought a lovely little piece on paper from him. After that we headed north to Taos, and Montes Chow Cart for the highly recommended Trujillo Burritos, which included a long chilie rellenos. Robert also recommended we dine at the Love Apple and our response: oh we already have reservations.
We had seen GEORGIA O'KEEFE'S famous painting of this church, so we parked there and walked around to the front. The workers were no doubt sprucing up the white details in anticipation of Easter celebrations. A local amateur historian grabbed us in the dusty street and started filling us in on the history of the Church of Saint Francis at Rancho de Taos. It had been a block square compound at one time, the pictures show the state of ancient adobe which has NOT been tended to on a regular basis.
Across from the church was a building Carol has admired over the past few years, FOR SALE, and forlorn but fabulously red.
Let's see does she look like a pilgrim?
The impromptu history talk related the story of Dennis Hopper's movie BACKTRACK , and this was in the scene where the drug dealers had been hiding out, however it was in better shape back in 1989. Starring Jodie Foster and other Hollywood notables......we looked it up on Netflicks, and it sounds so baaaaaaaaaaaad, we may have to rent it sometime.
More OLD ADOBE outbuildings. I wandered off to check out a small artist's studio and shop and when I walked in the owner/artist was talking to tourists saying that this Church of St. Francis is the SECOND most famous church in the US. He then queried these people with: "and the MOST famous church in the US is????????"........................they drew a blank and just as I was entering I chimed in: St Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. So I met Robert Cafazzo, a very nice man and excellent artist. I bought a lovely little piece on paper from him. After that we headed north to Taos, and Montes Chow Cart for the highly recommended Trujillo Burritos, which included a long chilie rellenos. Robert also recommended we dine at the Love Apple and our response: oh we already have reservations.
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