Mission Inn

[JWBear]

Pictures - Part 1:



The Presidential Lounge (The Bar)


President Taft's chair. It was made specially for him when he visited in 1909.


The Spanish Patio:



The clock:


The St Francis Chapel. Richard and Pat Nixon were married here. (It's on the second floor, right above the kitchens and service areas!)


Me, Bill, my niece-in law, and the little one:

[JWBear]

Pictures - Part 2:

The Cloister Wing, with the Presidential Suite on the top floor:


The Spanish Wing. The top floor is called "Writer's Row". All the rooms up there are named for writers who stayed in the hotel:


A shot down into the Spanish Court from the top floor:


These rooms are on the top floor. The Bridal Suite is under the dome in the background.


Looking down the open air Rotunda:


A view into the Court of the Orient:


Orientaly towery chimney thingy:


I snuck a shot through the open door of one of the rooms:

[JWBear]

Pictures - Part 3:

A cool antique in the 3rd floor (at least I think it was the 3rd floor) lounge:


This is said to be the "Oldest Bell in Christiandom". It was cast in 1247. (The guy who built the hotel collected antique bells. He had over 800!)


Cool tree in the fore-court of the hotel:


An architectural model of the hotel in the Mission Inn Museum:


The dead are not quiet in Hill House.....


The old staff dormitory behind the hotel:


A face on the wall:


Bill is having a time-out:

[Kevy Baby]

Cool pix. I don't know if you experienced it, but I remember the wonderfully peacefully energy about the place.

Originally Posted by JWBear

Orientaly towery chimney thingy:

Whoa: go easy on the tech talk