Stop 1 on the trail was "Presidio San Agustin de Tucson" - an 11 acre fort established in 1775 that was the first European structure in Tucson. Part of the fort is being reconstructed. We chose to visit today because we wanted to see some live re-enactments that are only held once a month. We talked to a bunch of actors, ate posole (food the soldiers would have eaten), and watched soldiers fire a cannon. It was a favorite spot on the trail for both of us.
Charles standing on the outline of one of the fort walls.
Stop 2 was the Pima County Courthouse. There was a beautiful courtyard with many arches on the other side of the building. I also loved the blue tile dome. I'm standing on the blue line trail we followed through the day.
Stop 3 was the Mormon Battalion sculpture. The soldiers traded food and clothes with the Tucson natives on their way to San Diego.
The last stop on the trail for the day was at the Pancho Villa statue. We were tired from walking and decided this would be a good place to stop on the trail.
We then drove a few miles south to the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation to see the Mission San Xavier del Bac. The cathedral was beautiful on the outside and very ornate on the inside.
We heard that the fry bread sold by vendors outside the cathedral was fabulous, so we shared a piece. It was quite greasy and not at all what we expected, so we were quite disappointed.
Ornate interior - this building has been called the "Sistine Chapel of North America".
3 comments:
That's fun you guys are visiting all those places. The fry bread looks good, too bad it wasn't all you hoped it would be.
I think it is cool to go visit places in Tucson. We had some friends when they first got married and they took there time to visit different parts of Utah. So when they did have kids they will know what was available to see.
Fun idea to be Tucson Tourists, it looks like there are a ton of neat places to visit there!
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