{"id":800,"date":"2010-09-23T07:38:03","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T14:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=800"},"modified":"2015-04-24T07:42:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T14:42:03","slug":"queen-of-the-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/queen-of-the-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen of the Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/russbishop.photoshelter.com\/img-show\/I0000515sEsDkQ0c\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"937813da.tif\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photoshelter.com\/img-get\/I0000515sEsDkQ0c\/s\/400\/602\/937813da.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish fountain at the Santa Barbara Mission (Queen of the missions), Santa Barbara, California (Russ Bishop\/Russ Bishop Photography)\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just a short drive from my home\u00a0yet worlds away, the Santa Barbara Mission is an icon of Spanish architecture and the crown jewel of the 21 California missions established by Father Junipero Serra in the late 18th century.\u00a0The I Madonnari chalk drawings\u00a0(an Italian\u00a0art\u00a0festival that occurs each summer) add an artistic flair and Old World feel to this classic setting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a short drive from my home\u00a0yet worlds away, the Santa Barbara Mission is an icon of Spanish architecture and the crown jewel of the 21 California missions established by Father Junipero Serra in the late 18th century.\u00a0The I Madonnari chalk drawings\u00a0(an Italian\u00a0art\u00a0festival that occurs each summer) add an artistic flair and Old World feel &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/queen-of-the-missions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Queen of the 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