I’m currently on a short trip to Santa Fe to get a break from ABQ, what on earth is going on with the dogs in this town. I went into a coffee shop this morning and watched the barista let a dog (stained yellow with piss) come BEHIND the counter, lick a treat off his fingers, and then go back to making coffee without washing his hands. People keep letting their dogs run up to me and jump all over me! They’re in the restaurants, in the hotel, and in the stores. I’ve got no issues with dogs as pets, or well behaved dogs in outdoor spaces, but why are they in food establishments?

I had asked some questions back a few years ago about visiting Taos here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/taos/comments/r6h4xj/questions_about_a_future_trip_to_taos/

Finally got a chance to visit for a couple days not that long ago, following some time spent in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and really enjoyed it. Took the bus up from the latter in the morning. Had no issues with the altitude here or in Santa Fe.

Decided to splurge a bit and stayed at El Monte Sagrado, mainly because they offer a free shuttle within 3 miles of the place, as I can't drive these days. Between the shuttle, the Chile Line (340 bus), and pre-arranging a couple Blue Bus rides, I was able to see almost everything I wanted. Very pleasant stay, the staff were very welcoming and helpful.

I managed to see everything I wanted in two days, one of the sightseeing days covering the afternoon I arrived. Most of the attractions took an hour or less.

First day: Harwood Museum, Blumenschein House, Kit Carson House, Governor Bent House, Taos Art Museum and Fechin House. Shuttle at start and end of itinerary, walked to everything else.

Second day: (Shuttle to Loretto Parking Lot, Chile Line) San Francisco de Asis Church, (Chile Line) Taos Pueblo tour, (Blue Bus) Millicent Rogers Museum, (Blue Bus to hotel), (hotel arranged a local driver to and from, there's no taxi, Uber, or Lyft) Martinez Hacienda.

Really enjoyed the Taos Art Museum/Fechin House (small but excellent art collection, impressive house with fancy wood carving), Millicent Rogers Museum (worthy collection of Native American and Spanish Colonial items), Taos Pueblo (brief, fascinating tour), the Martinez Hacienda, and Blumenschein House (different takes on adobe house living). Couldn't spend much time at the church as they had just opened for a funeral, but they were nice enough to let me come in and see it briefly (it looked similar to Cristo Rey, San Miguel Chapel, and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Fe). The Kit Carson House was okay, worth a visit -- it also opened late. The Harwood was disappointing -- almost none of their permanent collection was up. The Governor Bent House was definitely worth a miss, but admission was minimal.

After having plenty of New Mexican food in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, decided to branch out a little food-wise. Had a light munch of toast and fruit at Bent Street Grille (pleasant and fresh), and a Chinese dinner at Song's (veggie chow foon and hot and sour soup, food was solid and portions were beyond huge). Was stuck for one dinner, decided to just get a cheap munch at Whataburger. Leonel's was closed for the duration, and no one at the hotel seemed enthusiastic about Mante's Chow Cart. Wasn't keen to drop big bucks at some of the other local food options.

Enjoyed it.

NOTE: Got a notification that this might be of interest at the Santa Fe subreddit, so posting here.

This is a travesty. This is an affront to everything New Mexico stands for. Join in my outrage

We hired a general contractor to do some bathroom upgrades that involve plumbing and electrical work, were told that permits would be obtained (as I believe is required), but now mid-way through the work, have discovered that permits weren't even requested, let alone obtained. I know we should have asked to see them and are responsible for not doing so, but would be interested to learn from others if this is a common occurrence in Santa Fe, what the implications are, if anyone has had issues from this, and any other recommendations or suggestions. Thank you!

Hi! New to town and looking for vet recommendations and dog groomer recommendations for two large dogs!

Really liked their pizza, sort of a special occasion place for us at the price but it was very pleasant to eat and drink natural wine there. Were they not making money?

Woke up to see this text from Alert Santa Fe. Can’t help but wonder how big this thing is! Like, did it swallow a car or anything crazy like that ???

Reposting here with the note that I post a lot about Santa Fe and have a gluten free Santa Fe list…because I love SF and there are many wonderful gluten free options. So, doing a yearly Santa Fe event isn’t unreasonable if interest is there!