Being so close to San Diego one might think that the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia (King of France) was the second of the California missions. This is of course not so. The San Luis Rey Mission is actually … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2010
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As the sign will promptly tell you California’s first mission was established by Father Juan Junipero Sierra on July 16, 1769. Although, to truly understand this mission you have to go back to 1542. This was when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo … Continue reading
When talking about the San Juan Capistrano Mission there are so many places for me to start writing. I am not a Catholic, but I will say there is something special to me when I think of the California … Continue reading
Recently we went to visit Denise’s brother in Los Angeles. The main point of our visit was to see our new nephew Jonah, but there is only so much time you can stare at a baby so we decided to … Continue reading