We went downtown to the centre of town, and started by having coffee at La Placita, a group of old adobe buildings turned into charming offices/stores/restaurants/and a visitor centre. Very friendly lady there, so we got a map and did a walking tour all around down there for a few hours.
Lots of old adobe buildings, with offices, stores and some private residences in them. They have been preserved attractively, and the whole area around the Courthouse and the downtown core is quite pretty, though obviously a lot of them have been removed to make room for progress. Their contrast with the skyscrapers, many of glass, is very interesting. We had lunch behind the Tucson Art Gallery in a lovely restaurant, at the Cafe A La C'Art. Yummy food, and the owner hostess lady said that dessert she considered to be an hors d'oeuvre, so we had some before our meals arrived!!!!! All homemade things, served in a pretty adobe building, and on a nice patio.
We ended up touring what has been reconstructed of the Presidio, and going through a very artsy complex of high end art stores, jewelry, pottery, art, crafts and restaurants. We were near the City Hall also, and some other civic buildings.
Lary got gas yesterday at a Coxco gas station, a Tucson family owned chain, at $1.99per gallon for diesel. We haven't paid less than $2.00 a gallon since Jan. '05, and last year at this time we paid $3.59 per gallon. The employee in the station said that they usually have the cheapest prices in town, and enjoy keeping it that way.
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