The entry to the Mission Inn in Riverside is laden with old ivy growth, indicative of the many years this entrance has stood welcoming guests.
August 28 marked our sixth wedding anniversary! Bill was home for a brief break from working on Grey Wolf, so we took advantage of the opportunity to get away for a couple of days. First we went to San Diego and then to Riverside. where we spent the night in this hotel that is one of the Historic Hotels of America, having opened over a hundred years ago. Alice had always wanted to stay here; Bill had been here for his brother's wedding years ago. So we lounged and looked and ate and Alice even got in the jacuzzi! We also walked and snooped around the immediate area surrounding the Mission Inn. One of the impressive displays is the gallery of American presidents who have visited here. Bill even sat in the oversized chair made especially for President Taft when he visited... Alice could have sat beside him, but she was taking the photo!
Six years! And what a great time we have had!!
