After a 9-day trip to northern New Mexico, staying 8 of those 9 days in Santa Fe, I have decided that Santa Fe is much too expensive and pretentious of a place for me. I would rather live outside of Santa Fe in one of the smaller towns surrounding it, including Taos. Most of the restaurants I found in Santa Fe serve meals for not much less than $13 an entree. The beers were not much less than $4 a pint. Everything else, including pottery, paintings, t-shirts, coffee mugs, bottles of chile sauce, books, and CDs were overpriced as well. One old adobe home/art studio was having an open house. The home was in the Guadalupe District, which is rivaling the Plaza District in popularity now, and it was selling for $675,000! Now, mind you, this was a “historic” home, but some of the rooms, including the kitchen, were constructed of rotting wood. The location was not bad, making it a relatively convenient walk to Guadalupe Street, but it was right on a relatively busy road. Apparently, the asking price was a steal. The home was 4 rooms, and I neglected to spot the bathroom. How could it be possible for people to earn a living here that would enable them to live comfortably in Santa Fe?
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