Rediscovering Riverside, California (Saturday, October 6th, 2018)

Today we met some friends in Riverside.  They are friends of ours from Havasu, but their "real" house is in Riverside.  When we are in Havasu, they talk about their other home all the time, and we have really wanted to see it for several years.  So today, on our way to Los Angeles we stopped by to have lunch with them.  

Of  course, they had a great afternoon planned out for us.  They gave a tour of their beautiful house, and then we headed out for lunch in downtown Riverside.  On the way, they showed us around the town, and it was so fun to watch the excitement in Cheryl as she told us about the different areas around town.  We parked downtown by the old Mission Inn where we would be having lunch, and walked through the lobby.  They told us about the history of the inn and showed us around, which was a lot of fun.  

Then we went out the front door to see the front of the inn.  It is a remarkable building!  They said that it is always decked out for Christmas, but I was quite impressed with the fall decorations!

Then we made our way to the beautiful patio restaurant.  

We enjoyed a great lunch, and then toured around the rest of the inn and then downtown a little more on foot.  



It was an amazing day, and there is so much history in Riverside California, but I think the funnest part of the day was watching Tim and Cheryl rediscover the town that they love and have loved for years.