Tag: californiamissionwalk

Mission Monday: Bob Hope

I know you are probably wondering why I would post pictures of a statue of Bob Hope for Mission Monday. But there is a good reason. Stay with me. This is clearly a giant statue of the “Kissing Sailor,” a photograph…

Mission Monday: Site Of California’s First Mission

The site of California’s first church lies on a hill over-looking San Diego’s bustling crossroads of I-5 and I-8 highways. Fr. Junipero Serra led the expedition that established the Mission Church in 1769. This marked the beginning of Christianity in…

Mission Monday: Mission San Jose

Mission Monday: Mission San Jose in Fremont, California Day breaks over the mission dedicated to St Joseph, a foot path running through the mission’s centuries old cemetery, flanked by the cross on one side and Mary on the other. The…

Photo Of The Day: Mission San Juan Batista

Mission San Juan Batista – A statue of St. John the Baptist gracefully watches over the original El Camino Real located between the mission and the farm land in the background. El Camino Real is a 600 mile mission trail…