Seeking a Place under the Sun

Our another road trip for our family. 6 days and 5 nights in different places,  2 new states and almost 2500 miles / 4100km in the car. It could be a trip from Stavanger to Milan and back to Stavanger. Our first stop was Santa Fe , the town full of art galleries, beautiful architecture, gorgeous landscape, and comfortable the humidity of the air. It was just 12% in Santa Fe when the humidity in the Houston area is about 60-70% all the time. The difference in temperature and the common feeling in new conditions was significant.  Next stop is   Aztec Ruins : the footprints of Pueblo people who lived here until the 13-th century. The question of why they chose this place to stay at and why they left this place is still unanswered.

 I did not really know the place is real and unique. I mean the dinosaurs who lived here a long time ago and left their footprints on the bottom of the river.

Beautiful place with beautiful nature in the middle of beautiful nowhere. If you like "wild" places it is definitely the one!

April is the month when I completely fell in love with the gardening. Now I can spend a few hours in a garden center just choosing one rose from a few types, correct soil for the flowers, compost, fertilizer and so on... April was a peaceful month full of flowers, blooming, taking care of the lawn... The everyday routine that makes you alive.

After entering Austin you can feel big city vibes. The city is really gorgeous in terms of architecture, city life, fresh air, activities. As my older daughter said, "Austin is a city for young people,  and  Houston... the pensioners live there".