Last Friday our homeschool group took a Field Trip to Mission San Luis. I am not going to go into alot of commentary about it. If you'd like to check it out, click here.
The council house....
The council house was the city hall, ceremonial center, and lodge for more than 1500 Appalachee's.
Here you can get an idea how high it is...over 5 stories high!
The opening at the top.....it was to let the smoke out from their fires they had inside!!
Boys listening intently! :)
Visiting the Spanish village....
The blacksmith shop was back in the woods...
He asked Danny to be his apprentice for the day! That is how HE learned....working long days for 3 years and all he did was pump the bellows....I imagine that gives you some muscle!
A Spanish house...
I like the shelves hanging on the walls!! :)
Then she took us outside to show us where they cooked the meals...
A chicken coop...
I absolutely love these old trees hanging with Spanish Moss!
Visiting the fort...
An old cannon.....
The outside of the fort....the slots in the side is where the soldiers fired their guns from!
Dried fish....food they would have eaten back then! :P
Inside the fort, sitting at the meal table.
The guide showing a sword from those days. You can also see above him, the windows they shot from. Most of them were closed.
Also, behind him is where they did "surgery" on wounded soldiers....
Very meager instruments to work with.
They fired one of their guns for us....I think everyone jumped! It was so loud!! :)
The sidewalks leading up to the fort had all kinds of imprints in them....human foot prints, animal foot prints and different leaves.
Then we went onto the Friary Complex.
Neat thatched roofs....although I'm glad we don't have to have roofs like this!
In the kitchen....
Visiting the Franciscan Church
How do you like their pulpit? :)
Rachel and Leah doing confession...
:) :)
We took our lunches to a nearby park.
Some of the kids had fun climbing trees...
There was also a big lake and a long bridge across it.... I found some pretty ladies sitting on a bench on the bridge! :) Leah, Rachel and Kayla :)
The council house....
The council house was the city hall, ceremonial center, and lodge for more than 1500 Appalachee's.
Here you can get an idea how high it is...over 5 stories high!
The opening at the top.....it was to let the smoke out from their fires they had inside!!
Boys listening intently! :)
Visiting the Spanish village....
The blacksmith shop was back in the woods...
He asked Danny to be his apprentice for the day! That is how HE learned....working long days for 3 years and all he did was pump the bellows....I imagine that gives you some muscle!
A Spanish house...
I like the shelves hanging on the walls!! :)
Then she took us outside to show us where they cooked the meals...
A chicken coop...
I absolutely love these old trees hanging with Spanish Moss!
Visiting the fort...
An old cannon.....
The outside of the fort....the slots in the side is where the soldiers fired their guns from!
Dried fish....food they would have eaten back then! :P
Inside the fort, sitting at the meal table.
The guide showing a sword from those days. You can also see above him, the windows they shot from. Most of them were closed.
Also, behind him is where they did "surgery" on wounded soldiers....Very meager instruments to work with.
They fired one of their guns for us....I think everyone jumped! It was so loud!! :)
The sidewalks leading up to the fort had all kinds of imprints in them....human foot prints, animal foot prints and different leaves.
Then we went onto the Friary Complex.
Neat thatched roofs....although I'm glad we don't have to have roofs like this!
In the kitchen....
Visiting the Franciscan ChurchHow do you like their pulpit? :)
Rachel and Leah doing confession...:) :)
We took our lunches to a nearby park.Some of the kids had fun climbing trees...
There was also a big lake and a long bridge across it.... I found some pretty ladies sitting on a bench on the bridge! :) Leah, Rachel and Kayla :)
I still have not been to the Mission...looking at your pictures makes me really want to go! And it needs to be while the weather is cool. Looks like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a really neat place to visit. Amazing how interesting the buildings were. Functional yet with that "design" factor...love those shelves too:).
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing.