Eating across the country: San Juan Capistrano Part 0.2

So for Part 0.2 of my Great Road Trip Adventure, I ended up in San Juan Capistrano. Well, really, I had to write a paper on a post modern structure. But I wasn't going to let an opportunity pass me by. So I found myself a taco stand and got me a burrito. Senor Pedro's Tacos and their world famous burritos. I don't know why they didn't call it Senor Pedro's Burritos.

So I got a burrito. It was delicious. Carne asada, guacamole, salsa, cheese all wrapped up in a tortilla. So a standard burrito. Even though it was nothing fancy, it was still good. The restaurant itself is what tipped me off that it was going to be an excellent eat (well that and it was across the street from the mission). Its in the old Spanish Adobe style architecture (characterized by thick walls and overhang) although modernized to include archways and an indoor kitchen (adobe buildings generally didn't have kitchens indoors cause it tends to cause the walls to melt, generally a bad thing). It also had a huge line for lunch and crowded and not just with camera-wielding tourists. Mostly cause the tourists were all at the Starbucks across the street.

Ratings:

Location: 3/5 - Nice location across the street from the Mission. Parking is a bit difficult to find if you're not lucky though. Best bet is to park at the train station and walk.

Price: 4/5 - Decent standard prices. Carne Asada burrito was $3.75 and tacos were $1.

Taste: 3/5 - It was delicious, but it wasn't anything special. Sorry, I've got very discerning tastes when it comes to burritos.

Atmosphere: 4/5 - Its a pretty authentic taco stand. Can't really go wrong with that.

Total: 14/20 - Definitely a place to go if you're ever in San Juan Capistrano, but I wouldn't drive down there just for food.

Ok so a quick tour of things not burrito related. So here's the main focus of San Juan Capistrano: Mission San Juan Capistrano. Well here's the entrance.

And actually that's about as far as I got. They had a $7.00 admission fee and I didn't want to spend any money. But it had pretty walls, that I walked around. So I explored the other areas of historic downtown San Juan Capistrano. They even had a petting zoo! Zoomar's Petting Zoo with hundreds of animals, pony rides and little train rides. It looked pretty big. But I forgot to go back and get a closer look :(

And here's a field where the Indians used to live before the white people came in and slaughtered their village (and then put a hotel here). Now its a park!

This is the building I wrote my paper about: San Juan Capistrano Public Library. A quick short about it (since all the details are still in my mind from having to write a 7 page paper on it). Made by Michel Graves in 1983, it is considered to be the first designed post-modern building. Its clearly modern in style, but with some abstract Spanish Mission style adornments (courtyard, entrance way, towers). Also, bums like to sleep in there cause the couches are comfy (but I didn't get to add that to my essay)

And of course, here's Jesus. He looks a bit sad here. It might just be the lighting making it look like he's crying. I found him inside the basilica across the street from the library.