What are you up to this Labor Day holiday weekend? Are you looking to take a relaxing day jaunt somewhere, but not quite sure where... How about a trip north to Lompoc, to visit the historic La Purisima Mission, which is now part of the California State Park system. This is an approximate 2- 3 hour drive that will take you down some beautiful, pastoral back country roads.
The top two photos are interior altar shots from the two churches on the property. Then you have the exterior arcade that runs alongside one church, the facility rooms & apartments that would have been used & housed those living there, at the time when it was in service in the 19th century. Photo above, is an original wood marker located in their cemetery.
As the husband & I left the mission, to drive back south for dinner in Santa Barbara, we passed this scene, below, of the red, white & blue, proudly flying with a small herd of cattle taking it easy on a grassy knoll.
If you are so inclined to do something more local in Los Angeles, a stop by the Thien Hau Temple, down in Chinatown, may soothe your soul. This is a beautifully ornate & colorful Buddhist temple, as seen by the stone work alone for the entry to the building, pictured below.
We are quite the adventurous duo, who depart the
Gaylord on the weekends to explore our many intriguing environs. Both of these day trips, which I now realize afterwards, seemed as if some kind of spiritual, religious, what have you retreat, we did this past weekend. We had hit up La Purisima on Saturday and then the Buddhist temple on Sunday.
Whatever your plans for this Labor Day holiday weekend, get out there and enjoy the many options that come with living in Southern California & Los Angeles. Or just kick back and have a brewski & some bbq. Happy Labor Day!
Above, the
Gaylord's rooftop stars & stripes along with our neighborhood red-tailed hawk sitting atop our 'd,' this morning.
