Mission San Francisco de Asis - by Landry

The mission is white with a cross on the top.

Mission Dolores is historical landmark number 327.

The church walls look 3d.

The colors of the church are bright.I like the gold.

This other church at the mission is very big.

On the windows of the church there is stained glass for every mission.

Here is the church altar. Things on this altar are flowers and Jesus.

This picture of stained glass is very pretty. It has bright colors.

Johanna Burns was 39 almost 40 years old. She was buried under this tombstone right here in the mission.

This child was only seven years old.

These huts are well designed. There are almost no holes.

By Landry 

Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa - by Kennedy

Mission San Luis Obispo has three bells and it was built in 1778.

At this mission there is this fountain with animals inside inside it. The bears are there because in the 1700's the area was full of bears and Undians would hunt them. 

This saddle was made in an area near San Luis Obispo by an award winning saddle company. 

So far this is they only mission we have seen that has two rooms or sides in the church. There is more room for people to sit and to seethe alter with the priests. 

Mission San Luis Obispos church does not have lots of decorations. It is very plain. 

Mission San Miguel de Arcangel - by Kennedy

Mission San Miguel Arcangel was the 16th mission built in 1797 in a small town called San Miguel. 

My sister, Landry, and I are standing in front of the archway that leads to the museum. 

We took the picture of the front of the mission from across the street. Inside of here is the church. 

In the cemetery, the rock wall has three bells. 

The hallway leads to the church and has flags from the United States, Spain and Mexico. 

Inside the church, people were celebrating a baptism. A baptism is when the priest puts water in the baby's head and says prayers to them. We heard the priest and the baby crying. 

This wall is special because it is the only mission with the original paintings from when the mission was built. 

Mission San Luis Obispo by Landry

Mission San Luis Obispo has three bells.

There was a fountain with bears and a girl. I took a picture with the momma bear. This area of Central California was known for its bears. 

The saddle you see came from Visalia where there was a popular saddle making factory.

The beds the settlers used were small and aren't like the ones we have.

The church at this mission has two sides to be seated.

The church has a cross with Inri ( Jesus ) on it.

By Landry

Mission San Miguel by Landry

The front of this mission has six bells.

But the wall behind the church has three.

The church is a big building two doors at he front and is pretty plain. 

This mission also has a cross with Jesus on it.

The mission's church is the only one that has paintings like this. They are the original ones from when the mission was built in 1797. 

There was baptism going on while we went through the church so we had to be quiet. 

For protection there was a cannon.

The priest had different clothes with different colors.

They used an oven to bake their bread.

This is how they made candles in the thing below. 

This poor bear was killed and used for a rug.

By Landry 

Mission San Fernando Rey by Kennedy

Today we visited Mission San Fernando Rey in the San Fernando Valley. This mission did not have as many flowers than the other missions. This mission has more trees and really nice grass. 

In this church was another one with a lot of gold.

This is a close up of the alter. 

Mission San Fernando is on El Camino Real. El Camino Real is a road that covers much of California. These bells and signs are on El Camino Real all up and down the state. 

What is special about this mission is that Bob Hope is buried here with his family. They have their own garden in the back of the mission and it is full of roses. 

Mission San Gabriel by Kennedy

Mission San Gabriel Archangel is in Southern California. It was the 4th mission built out of the 21 missions in 1771. 

Mission San Gabriel is special because it is the only mission with six bells. 

The sign on the outside of the mission tells how the missions brought Christianity to California at the same time as the American Revolution. 

Parts of this mission were repaired when it was damaged in the 1812 earthquake. It also had damage from the 1987 and 1994 earthquakes. 

More than 6,000 Indians were buried at this mission. 

Another thing that is special is that this mission is known for the biggest grapevine that is over 100 years old. 

The inside of this church's chapel is green and all the decorations are in rectangles. 

The priests from this church were buried in the floor under this tombstone. We stood on top of it. 

A 4th grader wrote about the mission and it was on the wall. 

Indians built this hut to live in. The Indians that lived here were the Tongva tribe. 

Mission San Fernando Rey - by Landry

Mission San Fernando Rey is in Southern California. 

A candle from the church is made of gold.

I like this church because all the colors and how it is decorated.

A statue is at the Bob Hope Memorial behind the church. 

He was buried behind the church with his wife. There is a rose garden here too. 

By Landry