A Visit to Mission San Juan Bautista

Here is the third part of our trip - a visit to Mission San Juan Bautista. Being a native Californian and having grown up with the name, I had never thought to translate it into English. It means Saint John the Baptist, of course, and they have a lovely statue of him in their alter wall. I've gathered some of the best pictures below. The darkness of the mission kept me from getting good ones inside, though Ricardo got better ones with his professional grade equipment (see links on right below). Here are some of my favorites:



Ceiling of the mission with chandelier. Cool light on this one.



I loved this side door into the mission, complete with obligatory vine. It was just as you'd expect to find at a California mission. It led out into the walled garden of the mission, where the chickens run free. Felt very authentic.



Ricardo took this one obviously. I almost wasn't sure he was really taking one but I thought I'd smile anyway. Didn't it turn out nicely?



Don't we look lovely? This is the mission garden I spoke of. The mission lies behind us. You can hardly tell how hot it was that day.