We finished our tour of the CA Missions today. We saw 16 of the 21. First stop was San Luis Rey which has been under renovations for a year. It was very quiet here because only the museum and cemetery are open.
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| with our friend again |
San Diego de Alcala was the last mission we visited and the first to be founded in CA by Serra. It is in a peaceful spot in San Diego and we enjoyed our time there. And this is a good time to share the philosophy of Junipero Serra. He said to "always go forward and never turn back".
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| we heard this man ring the hour |
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| with our friend one last time |
We spent the afternoon in Old Town San Diego. It is a state park/tourist attraction. We went through all the museums and ate tacos from a sidewalk vendor (yummy) and ended our meal with pan dulce (half price on Mondays) We also went through many of the shops.
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| the jail |
Now we are off towards the Grand Canyon. Time to head east! But first a look at the inn where we spent the night in Barsfield, CA....it was designed to look like a mission. And no, I did not plan this stop.
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| overlooking the courtyard |
