New Mexico has a commuter train called the New Mexico RailRunner that runs from South of Albuquerque (Belen) up to Santa Fe with several stops in between. One of those stops is in Bernalillo which is the closest station to us.
Betty and I have talked for years about taking the train to Santa Fe, but we never got around to it. Margie, who is visiting with us, said she wanted to ride the train so we said now's the time to do it. So we took the Saturday RailRunner to Santa Fe.
The Saturday schedule has a train that leaves the Bernalillo station at 9:37 AM and that worked for us.
We rode all the way to the Santa Fe Depot which is the Northern end of the line.
There is a great shuttle system that runs every 15-20 minutes from the Depot to the Plaza. We visited most of the shops around the Plaza and several of the shops down the side streets. The first stop was the Portales where the Indian vendors show their wares.
We had lunch at a quirky little restaurant called Pasquales which is a block off the plaza.
After lunch and some more shopping we caught the 3:28 PM train to return home in time to feed the horses and see the Breeder's Cup Classic horse race.
It was a tiring but good day.
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3 comments:
Train travel is so relaxing and such a restful way to watch the world go by. We took the train from Cincinnati to San Francisco, I went from Cinti to NYC, I lived on it through Europe, and as kids we went from upstate NY to visit my grandmother in Erlanger. We hope to take the northern route to Seattle when I retire..glad you enjoyed your ride.
ANOTHER fun trip for you! Rest up!
It sounds and looks wonderful, great light in the sidewalk photo.
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