“…Wake up early and take a walk……Look at the looming baroque exterior of St. Francis Cathedral and then stroll over to see the massive adobe walls of the San Miguel Mission and the vintage 1612 “Oldest House” to get a feel of the mix of the colonial and indigenous cultures, standing together in peace (so long as no people are around).
Walk the streets to marvel at modernist statues by contemporary artists, and then walk to the renovated Railyard complex for more. Breathe in the crisp air, enjoy the warmth of the sun as it illuminates the pastel landscape of the city. As Lawrence remembered it, “in the magnificent fierce morning of New Mexico one sprang awake, a new part of the soul woke up suddenly, and the old world gave way to a new.”
