Took the main bus tour of the four missions. Two of them are the main ones, Mission San Jose and Mission Concepcion, the other two haven't been restored at all yet.. And the years have taken it's toll on those two.
The two main missions were very interesting and informative. After seeing the second one, it was enough to just stay on ...
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Mariachi mass at Mission San Jose
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/06/05
When I went it was exciting. I loved the fact that there were kids playing instruments. I loved the woman who sang with the two young women behind her doing harmony. They sounded really great. Even the young men were singing the soprano part very well. After the mass was exciting, because the mariachi choir sang and played a few popular song that ...
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Best history lesson ever
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 10/02/05
The tour guides are friendly, and extremely knowledgeable about every detail of the missions. Dates, times, who lived there, why they are still preserved and other facts. It's truly amazing to see history up close and just not a "picture in a history book."
What a place of strength and serenity! I could visit the Alamo a thousand times over and still feel like its my first time there. Everything is free to see and open to the general public almost all day. The late hours until 7pm during peak holiday season was a treat. Going later there were fewer people which made it much easier to see the sights. Definitely a family destination, especially those with children of school age, very educational!
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Beautiful setting
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/20/05
We did a series of photo's before our wedding at Mission Espanada. We were a little set off by the mistakes about St Francis. (of the sword?) That is a error that the frier was able to explain in a wonderful chat we were able to have with him. All the missions are beautiful and worth seeing. My wife wants to go back to TX again just to see ...
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Missions a definite must-visit
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 04/26/05
I visited all the Missions in one day and these areas really moved me. The quiet atmosphere and wonder on how these missionaries lived and learned while living in these areas fasinates the mind; many adobe fireplaces and housing areas still remain; beautiful rose window at the San Jose; church area renovations on where they prayed and worshiped.
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Beautiful missions
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/03/05
Our visit to the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park was one of the highlights of our trip to San Antonio. The buildings are beautiful. If you have kids with you, I highly recommend having them do the Junior Ranger program. They really learn a lot and it makes the visit more fun. We especially loved Mission Espada. My daughter ...
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Beautiful old missions
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/26/05
Take a spiritual walk back in time by visiting the San Antonio missions. These beautiful old churches should be one of your top destinations when visiting San Antonio.
I only went to see two of the four missions on the trail. Mission San Jose is the restored of the four; it is the park center. At the visitors' center there is a theatre with a short film on the history of the missions, the effects that the had on the Native Americans and how these effects have translated into the culture of the Latin ...