This was the first mission we visited on our Mission Trail. It is the Ysleta Mission and is still in use. We saw 3 missions in about a 10 mile span.
A quick peek inside the Ysleta Mission.
This was outside of the Ysleta Mission and Tigua Indian Reservation in the heart of the city.
This is the Socorro Mission. This church is still having services. The building next door (not sure what it was-Sunday School or community building) they were having a funeral.
These folks were cleaning the church and allowed me to not only photograph the inside of the church but also posed for me.
This church,San Elizaro, was built in 1789 but has been through several renovations and paintings. The chandelers were removed and electric lights installed in the 1950's. (Did you hear that Zion Folks)
This was in the front yard of the San Elizario Chapel.
This is the inside of the San Elizario. I loved the message on the front door that was printed both in Spanish and English. They are not going to shake hands, hold hands during prayer or take common communion for the next 3 weeks. I suppose because of the Swine Flu.
This was outside of the Los Portales Museum in San Elizario, Texas. There was lots of family-type history of folks from this area. Wedding pictures and pictures of their military personnel. Very interesting.
The is a replica of a statue that was just erected at the El Paso Airport. Lots of controversy over it, something like the Arthur Ashe case in Richmond. It is supposed to be of a Spanish dude but after all the fuss, it was just named the equestrian, not Don Juan de Onate.
Can you see the logs in the ceiling of the Museum?
I love to find color in the desert. Well, folks, bye for now from the Happy Travelers. More later.
This was the first mission we visited on our Mission Trail. It is the Ysleta Mission and is still in use. We saw 3 missions in about a 10 mile span.
A quick peek inside the Ysleta Mission.
This was outside of the Ysleta Mission and Tigua Indian Reservation in the heart of the city.
This is the Socorro Mission. This church is still having services. The building next door (not sure what it was-Sunday School or community building) they were having a funeral.
These folks were cleaning the church and allowed me to not only photograph the inside of the church but also posed for me.
This church,San Elizaro, was built in 1789 but has been through several renovations and paintings. The chandelers were removed and electric lights installed in the 1950's. (Did you hear that Zion Folks)
This was in the front yard of the San Elizario Chapel.
This is the inside of the San Elizario. I loved the message on the front door that was printed both in Spanish and English. They are not going to shake hands, hold hands during prayer or take common communion for the next 3 weeks. I suppose because of the Swine Flu.
This was outside of the Los Portales Museum in San Elizario, Texas. There was lots of family-type history of folks from this area. Wedding pictures and pictures of their military personnel. Very interesting.
The is a replica of a statue that was just erected at the El Paso Airport. Lots of controversy over it, something like the Arthur Ashe case in Richmond. It is supposed to be of a Spanish dude but after all the fuss, it was just named the equestrian, not Don Juan de Onate.
Can you see the logs in the ceiling of the Museum?
I love to find color in the desert. Well, folks, bye for now from the Happy Travelers. More later.
Hello little explorers! Looks like you're enjoying yourself as always! Very cute post about Sami as well:)
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