Mission Inn

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In June Kate's annual KBS conference was held at the historic Mission Inn in Riverside California. Kate flew in with her colleagues from work, I was a little delayed as I had the OUCC conference in Kingston.

The Mission Inn is a jaw dropping beautiful setting. It's an historic hotel (with all amenities -- pool, restaurants, etc) done up in a mission style. It's poured concrete, not adobe or stone, so perhaps a bit of a pastiche (reminds me of some of the landmarks in St Augustine, Florida). We had a small room with a roof top courtyard which was great for entertaining friends. I spent days just exploring the nooks and crannies of this lovely hotel. We were very lucky to have been able to stay there.

The Inn has a beautiful chapel and there were several weddings while we were there. It would be an ideal (but expensive) place to stage a wedding. One of the wedding couples contacted me later for some of my photos. I hope they worked well for them.

We spent some time outside of the inn (there are some interesting things in Riverside but the Inn is the jewel of the city), touring local wineries and tromping in the San Jacinto mountains.

It was a fun visit and I'd certainly recommend you stop in to see the Mission Inn if you have a chance.

Here's some pictures from our visit.