This evening was a more traditional Santa Fe tour. Rennie and I had dinner at the Pink Adobe (famous for old timers) which is just across the street from the San Miguel Mission – the oldest church in the United States.

Both are on the old Santa Fe Trail.

The mission is one of the country's oldest churches. It was begun in 1610, and although records of its early history were burned during the Rebellion of 1680, the thick, sturdy adobe walls remained unharmed. Stone buttresses later were added to strengthen the walls, remodeled tower and modern facade.
A bell cast in Spain in 1356 is displayed in an anteroom. It was used in churches in Spain and Mexico before being brought to Santa Fe by oxcart in the early 19th century. Priceless ornaments and paintings adorn the interior of the mission.