Padlocks with designs or initials are locked into a stone divider near the Santa Fe Railyard. An artistic take on vandalism, it's actually quite nice. It's diverse, with every lock having a different design and pattern drawn on it.
I cleaned the apartment for a bit, while chatting with Caitlin. After Caitlin went to work, I decided to do another walk about town, this time having a reason to hit up each place.
The first place I stopped was the Santa Fe Baking Company. I had heard only great things about this place, and I was told I needed to try their breakfast burritos. I've never tried one before, so I was hoping this one would set the standard. I placed my order (scrambled eggs, potatoes, cheddar cheese and green chile) and waited about 10 minutes or so. What I received was a BURRITO. I'm thinking it's gonna be a little wrap, but no, this was almost Chipotle-sized. Great size for the price ($5).
As for the taste? It was pretty good, but it didn't blow me away. I'm not used to eating breakfast, and even then it's usually a quick scrambled egg on toast. This would be a great sit-down breakfast. The tortilla was a little thick, so I mostly unwrapped the burrito and just ate the filling. Green chile is starting to grow on me, it's something you really can't get in Maryland (or at least where I can find it), and in New Mexico it's on everything.
Finishing up the burrito, I started my hike to the Railyard. On my way I found a farmers market-style fruit and veggie stand, seemed like a neat place, with all fresh fruits and veggies, with fair prices. Something to check out another day. I was going to hit up REI and look for a pair of sunglasses, since I can't seem to find the ones I brought with me. Out in Santa Fe, there's rarely a cloud in the sky. It's sunny, ALL the time. No rain, no clouds. Just the high sun beating down on you, mercilessly. But it's not HOT, like in Maryland. Today's high humidity is 8%. I didn't find any sunglasses at REI that I liked (not that there was a big selection to begin with) so I headed to Borders (my next stop) to try and find a new book to keep me busy. That, too, was a swing and a miss. I spent a good two hours in there, finding a book every now and then, but after reading a chapter or two I just couldn't get into it. The last book I read was "The Last Man on the Moon", by Eugene Cernan, a story about his life in the space race. Kept me hooked constantly, and I have yet to find another book that will do the same (that isn't on my bookshelf in Maryland).
My next planned stop was to Whole Foods to grab some groceries, but I decided to hit up the Plaza and see if I could find any sunglasses there. Apparently, In the middle of the Plaza this week was the "Santa Fe Arts and Crafts Show". Walking around to all the booths, I couldn't find anything I liked. Like the rest of the stores in the plaza, it was all fancy art stuff (rugs, sculptures, jewelry, paintings), nothing that I wanted to spend my money on. I guess if you're a tourist it's a great place to get souvenirs, but i'm a practical person, show me something useful and i'll buy it.
The final stop was Whole Foods. I had planned to make several of my chicken recipes from home, and Trader Joe's just doesn't have the stock that I need. This Whole Foods is HUGE, and while I appreciate that most of the stuff is organic/natural, sometimes I just want the cheap stuff. I don't want to pay $6 for a pound of organic butter, I'm happy paying $3 for the crappy stuff, thank you very much. What sucks is there isn't a choice. The next closest grocery store (that's normal) is an Albertson's a mile and a half away. I mean, considering i'm doing five miles of walking on these days off, that's not too bad, but the Trader Joe's is a half-mile away, and the Whole Foods is a little less than a mile. If I do get groceries at Albertson's, I have to carry them back the 1.5 miles. I'm sure one day i'll head up there, but for now, the Whole Foods is fine for me. They have what I want, it's not full of corn syrup, and it's good quality.
It just costs an arm and a leg.
Tomorrow (Sunday): Another half-day, with an A/V barbecue at 3:30pm, and a work shift from 6pm to midnight.
-Matt
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