The Rest of Capistrano

Before I forget, I will finish up the story of our trip to San Juan Capistrano.

After spending a couple of hours at the mission, we went for a walk around the old part of town. There, we spent some time browsing in a huge antiques mart where I found 3 old photos with names on the back! And, they were a bargain at $3 a pop. Some places are now charging $8-10 for old photos.

By now we were getting peckish and so it was time for a bite to eat. We chose El Adobe for our luncheon spot. It's a lovely old building and was refreshingly cool inside. Our waiter, Roberto, was smashing - he had a permanent smile on his face - I'm sure if I had said that the food stunk - he would have grinned from ear to ear! Mr. Indi had one of his favorite dishes, Chili Verde, and I had salmon and avocado with a chipotle sauce. It was delicious - and the beer was cold and fizzy! Just right.

After lunch, we went for a walk in the revitalized section of town down by the railway station. There are lots of shops, restaurants and boutiques in the neighborhood but I really enjoyed walking in the back streets where there are lots of pretty cottages - one of them an English Tea Shop. My only purchase was a hat - an orange and gold cap - it matched my blouse exactly!

We started to wander back to the car but thirst took over and we scooted into a bar called The Swallow Inn. Well, let me describe this place! From the ceiling you will see hanging; several bras, some of them quite large; several panties, some of them quite small; cowboy boots, football cleats, ice skates, and at least one rubber chicken! You get the idea? But the one thing that made us smile - a shuffleboard table! We haven't played shuffleboard since we played in Lake Elsinore about 10 years ago! So, we had a quick couple of games while enjoying some really cold beer. The patrons of the bar all seemed like a friendly bunch and we will definitely visit the Swallow Inn again!

The picture above is Mr. Indi having lunch at El Adobe. And, no, that isn't the only shirt he owns! And, yes, he does take his hat off in restaurants but I wanted it on for the photo so that he didn't break the camera!