Mission San Juan Capistrano, Ruins & Relaxation
We're BACK! For another Randomland Adventure in the Birthplace of Orange County, California: Mission San Juan Capistrano! One of 21 Spanish Missions in California intended to educate and convert the natives, (unfortunately often against the natives will) as well as to expand and hold Spanish territory along the west coast. Lauded and decried, the one thing that's certain is that the California Missions were a crucial period in California's history. Come along for the calmest video in a long time as we take a stroll through California's past...
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Transcript
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good morning everyone welcome back I've
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good morning everyone welcome back I've missed you I've had a herniated disc
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missed you I've had a herniated disc
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missed you I've had a herniated disc back here for a few days it's a real
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back here for a few days it's a real
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back here for a few days it's a real pain in the neck I tried to rest as best
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pain in the neck I tried to rest as best
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pain in the neck I tried to rest as best I could but I can't stand it anymore I
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I could but I can't stand it anymore I
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I could but I can't stand it anymore I have to come outside
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have to come outside
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have to come outside I crave adventure but I need to take it
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I crave adventure but I need to take it
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I crave adventure but I need to take it easy I gotta be calm don't want to re
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easy I gotta be calm don't want to re
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easy I gotta be calm don't want to re injure myself so today I've headed down
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injure myself so today I've headed down
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injure myself so today I've headed down to one of the most peaceful places I
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to one of the most peaceful places I
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to one of the most peaceful places I know a beautiful place a place where
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know a beautiful place a place where
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know a beautiful place a place where even I can stay calm Mission San Juan
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even I can stay calm Mission San Juan
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even I can stay calm Mission San Juan Capistrano one of 21 Spanish missions
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Capistrano one of 21 Spanish missions
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Capistrano one of 21 Spanish missions dotted throughout California it's right
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dotted throughout California it's right
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dotted throughout California it's right here this mission is the birthplace of
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here this mission is the birthplace of
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here this mission is the birthplace of what would become Orange County it's
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what would become Orange County it's
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what would become Orange County it's also one of the most beautiful places in
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also one of the most beautiful places in
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also one of the most beautiful places in Orange County just look at this no
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Orange County just look at this no
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Orange County just look at this no matter which direction you turn you will
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matter which direction you turn you will
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matter which direction you turn you will see something beautiful
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see something beautiful
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see something beautiful now given that most of Southern
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now given that most of Southern
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now given that most of Southern California was built in the 1950s and
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California was built in the 1950s and
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California was built in the 1950s and afterwards this place is ancient Mission
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afterwards this place is ancient Mission
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afterwards this place is ancient Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on
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San Juan Capistrano was founded on
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San Juan Capistrano was founded on November 1st 1776 which makes this place
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November 1st 1776 which makes this place
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November 1st 1776 which makes this place about the same age as the United States
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about the same age as the United States
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about the same age as the United States of America and makes these buildings
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of America and makes these buildings
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of America and makes these buildings about 200 years older than anything in
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about 200 years older than anything in
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about 200 years older than anything in my neighborhood when I was throwing out
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my neighborhood when I was throwing out
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my neighborhood when I was throwing out trash it's gorgeous
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trash it's gorgeous
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trash it's gorgeous all kinds of flowers everywhere and
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all kinds of flowers everywhere and
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all kinds of flowers everywhere and about 800 million bees Ali does not like
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about 800 million bees Ali does not like
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about 800 million bees Ali does not like the really beautiful
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the really beautiful
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the really beautiful you just tell his buzz off don't worry
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you just tell his buzz off don't worry
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you just tell his buzz off don't worry about this beautiful mission was founded
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about this beautiful mission was founded
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about this beautiful mission was founded by a friend
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by a friend
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by a friend Siskin friar basically a Catholic priest
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Siskin friar basically a Catholic priest
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Siskin friar basically a Catholic priest named minute para Sara there's a statue
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named minute para Sara there's a statue
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named minute para Sara there's a statue of him right then Spain one of these
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of him right then Spain one of these
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of him right then Spain one of these missions up and down the California
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missions up and down the California
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missions up and down the California coast for one thing to sort of stake out
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coast for one thing to sort of stake out
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coast for one thing to sort of stake out their territories and let the British or
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their territories and let the British or
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their territories and let the British or the French or whoever didn't take it
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the French or whoever didn't take it
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the French or whoever didn't take it what they brought the priests like
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what they brought the priests like
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what they brought the priests like father Serra out as a mission to the
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father Serra out as a mission to the
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father Serra out as a mission to the Indians to convert them to Catholicism
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Indians to convert them to Catholicism
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Indians to convert them to Catholicism these days colonialism and converting
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these days colonialism and converting
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these days colonialism and converting natives is a very controversial subject
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natives is a very controversial subject
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natives is a very controversial subject but in the eyes of the Spanish who were
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but in the eyes of the Spanish who were
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but in the eyes of the Spanish who were settling California they were bringing
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settling California they were bringing
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settling California they were bringing culture and salvation to the Indians so
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culture and salvation to the Indians so
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culture and salvation to the Indians so in there I've they thought they were
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in there I've they thought they were
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in there I've they thought they were doing something nice anyway basically
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doing something nice anyway basically
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doing something nice anyway basically that makes the mission a giant church
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that makes the mission a giant church
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that makes the mission a giant church compound to Spanish how the local
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compound to Spanish how the local
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compound to Spanish how the local natives about Christianity about
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natives about Christianity about
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natives about Christianity about European farming gave them some European
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European farming gave them some European
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European farming gave them some European diseases and with the help of the Native
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diseases and with the help of the Native
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diseases and with the help of the Native American labor built these beautiful
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American labor built these beautiful
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American labor built these beautiful buildings that have stood the test of
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buildings that have stood the test of
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buildings that have stood the test of time this is gorgeous this definitely
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time this is gorgeous this definitely
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time this is gorgeous this definitely doesn't feel like you're in typical
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doesn't feel like you're in typical
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doesn't feel like you're in typical Southern California okay it looks so
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Southern California okay it looks so
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Southern California okay it looks so exotic so I don't know romantic huh
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exotic so I don't know romantic huh
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exotic so I don't know romantic huh Father Junipero Serra is now a saint in
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Father Junipero Serra is now a saint in
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Father Junipero Serra is now a saint in the Catholic Church so for many people
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the Catholic Church so for many people
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the Catholic Church so for many people the mission is still considered very
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the mission is still considered very
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the mission is still considered very much sort of sacred ground which is why
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much sort of sacred ground which is why
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much sort of sacred ground which is why it is a calm place a respectful place a
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it is a calm place a respectful place a
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it is a calm place a respectful place a church like place perfect for me today
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church like place perfect for me today
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church like place perfect for me today with them this is all just the first
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with them this is all just the first
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with them this is all just the first courtyard the outer courtyard of the
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courtyard the outer courtyard of the
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courtyard the outer courtyard of the mission yes wait until you see the
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mission yes wait until you see the
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mission yes wait until you see the inside we'll just head right through
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inside we'll just head right through
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inside we'll just head right through this stone archway here and through this
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this stone archway here and through this
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this stone archway here and through this main I don't know archway look
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main I don't know archway look
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main I don't know archway look there's the second most beautiful thing
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there's the second most beautiful thing
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there's the second most beautiful thing I've seen today I mean this here this is
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I've seen today I mean this here this is
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I've seen today I mean this here this is jaw-droppingly gorgeous everything from
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jaw-droppingly gorgeous everything from
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jaw-droppingly gorgeous everything from the masonry and the brickwork the open
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the masonry and the brickwork the open
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the masonry and the brickwork the open space with the beautiful flowers these
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space with the beautiful flowers these
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space with the beautiful flowers these scary-looking plants here what is this
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scary-looking plants here what is this
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scary-looking plants here what is this the Inquisition it's just beautiful
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the Inquisition it's just beautiful
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the Inquisition it's just beautiful even the people are beautiful while one
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even the people are beautiful while one
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even the people are beautiful while one of them and it's very hairy I feel so
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of them and it's very hairy I feel so
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of them and it's very hairy I feel so calm it's good for the back relax look
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calm it's good for the back relax look
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calm it's good for the back relax look at that that is a nice step away from
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at that that is a nice step away from
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at that that is a nice step away from the hustle and bustle of usual Orange
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the hustle and bustle of usual Orange
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the hustle and bustle of usual Orange County life around here it's like
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County life around here it's like
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County life around here it's like stepping back in time it really
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stepping back in time it really
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stepping back in time it really literally feels like you're in a
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literally feels like you're in a
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literally feels like you're in a different time period whoa look I shove
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different time period whoa look I shove
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different time period whoa look I shove those koi fish down there those guys
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those koi fish down there those guys
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those koi fish down there those guys have been here for a while I guess to do
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have been here for a while I guess to do
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have been here for a while I guess to do some of these fish are bigger than my
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some of these fish are bigger than my
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some of these fish are bigger than my head I'm pretty sure that one right
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head I'm pretty sure that one right
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head I'm pretty sure that one right there is bigger than your torso Gigi oh
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there is bigger than your torso Gigi oh
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there is bigger than your torso Gigi oh I think it's pretty self-evident why San
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I think it's pretty self-evident why San
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I think it's pretty self-evident why San Juan Capistrano is known as the jewel of
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Juan Capistrano is known as the jewel of
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Juan Capistrano is known as the jewel of the California missions I mean just take
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the California missions I mean just take
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the California missions I mean just take a look around
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a look around
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a look around it's beautiful and it's pretty much
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it's beautiful and it's pretty much
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it's beautiful and it's pretty much ginormous but besides just being really
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ginormous but besides just being really
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ginormous but besides just being really really ridiculously good-looking the
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really ridiculously good-looking the
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really ridiculously good-looking the mission can also boast several
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mission can also boast several
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mission can also boast several historical first sisters of the first
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historical first sisters of the first
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historical first sisters of the first place they forge metal in Southern
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place they forge metal in Southern
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place they forge metal in Southern California this is the first place they
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California this is the first place they
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California this is the first place they had mass in Southern California and what
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had mass in Southern California and what
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had mass in Southern California and what do you need to have mass
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do you need to have mass
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do you need to have mass need Y so Mission San Juan Capistrano
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need Y so Mission San Juan Capistrano
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need Y so Mission San Juan Capistrano was also the first place they grew
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was also the first place they grew
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was also the first place they grew grapes for wine in California mr. lizard
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grapes for wine in California mr. lizard
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grapes for wine in California mr. lizard the first place
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the first place
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the first place all of you Rhino wine-tasting fanatic
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all of you Rhino wine-tasting fanatic
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all of you Rhino wine-tasting fanatic people come up to Napa Valley or roam
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people come up to Napa Valley or roam
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people come up to Napa Valley or roam California wine tasting all the wineries
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California wine tasting all the wineries
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California wine tasting all the wineries just remember that the wine started here
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just remember that the wine started here
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just remember that the wine started here this is so awesome and so peaceful out
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this is so awesome and so peaceful out
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this is so awesome and so peaceful out here
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here
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here it's really nice rate spot for a date
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it's really nice rate spot for a date
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it's really nice rate spot for a date besides being the first place where they
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besides being the first place where they
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besides being the first place where they did wine and they did metal and they did
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did wine and they did metal and they did
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did wine and they did metal and they did all these crazy things here in Southern
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all these crazy things here in Southern
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all these crazy things here in Southern California and besides being sacred to
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California and besides being sacred to
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California and besides being sacred to Roman Catholics for being a place that
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Roman Catholics for being a place that
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Roman Catholics for being a place that Father Junipero Serra found a mission is
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Father Junipero Serra found a mission is
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Father Junipero Serra found a mission is also extra sacred ground because it
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also extra sacred ground because it
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also extra sacred ground because it contains the only church left standing
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contains the only church left standing
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contains the only church left standing that father Serra actually served math
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that father Serra actually served math
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that father Serra actually served math Simmons one of the oldest churches in
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Simmons one of the oldest churches in
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Simmons one of the oldest churches in California heck it's one of the oldest
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California heck it's one of the oldest
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California heck it's one of the oldest buildings in California and it's known
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buildings in California and it's known
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buildings in California and it's known as the Sarah there are very few people
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as the Sarah there are very few people
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as the Sarah there are very few people that I would take my hat off for but the
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that I would take my hat off for but the
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that I would take my hat off for but the man upstairs is one of them the R stands
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man upstairs is one of them the R stands
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man upstairs is one of them the R stands for aspect of what a beautiful Church
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for aspect of what a beautiful Church
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for aspect of what a beautiful Church the oldest parts of this church date
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the oldest parts of this church date
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the oldest parts of this church date from seventeen seven
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from seventeen seven
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from seventeen seven seven that's amazing it was expanding a
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seven that's amazing it was expanding a
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seven that's amazing it was expanding a little bit in the 1780s and obviously is
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little bit in the 1780s and obviously is
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little bit in the 1780s and obviously is undergone several restoration since that
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undergone several restoration since that
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undergone several restoration since that time but this is more or less still
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time but this is more or less still
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time but this is more or less still father Sarah's original Chapel here at
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father Sarah's original Chapel here at
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father Sarah's original Chapel here at Mission San Juan Capistrano that is
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Mission San Juan Capistrano that is
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Mission San Juan Capistrano that is amazing it's crazy to think that the
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amazing it's crazy to think that the
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amazing it's crazy to think that the original adobe walls here were four feet
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original adobe walls here were four feet
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original adobe walls here were four feet thick took a lot of work to build a
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thick took a lot of work to build a
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thick took a lot of work to build a chapel back in the 1700s in what was
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chapel back in the 1700s in what was
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chapel back in the 1700s in what was basically the middle of the wilderness
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basically the middle of the wilderness
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basically the middle of the wilderness and the reason why it's so long and
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and the reason why it's so long and
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and the reason why it's so long and narrow is because they had to build the
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narrow is because they had to build the
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narrow is because they had to build the chapel to match the roof beams and they
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chapel to match the roof beams and they
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chapel to match the roof beams and they can only get them about that wide I
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can only get them about that wide I
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can only get them about that wide I don't know much about the afterlife
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don't know much about the afterlife
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don't know much about the afterlife because I've never been there and I
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because I've never been there and I
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because I've never been there and I neither promote nor do i mock any
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neither promote nor do i mock any
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neither promote nor do i mock any religion on the planet but I do like
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religion on the planet but I do like
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religion on the planet but I do like coming to all of churches I love the way
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coming to all of churches I love the way
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coming to all of churches I love the way they feel inside there's something so
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they feel inside there's something so
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they feel inside there's something so creepy about them yet it's kind of
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creepy about them yet it's kind of
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creepy about them yet it's kind of peaceful knowing that people have been
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peaceful knowing that people have been
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peaceful knowing that people have been praying in here for more than 200 years
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praying in here for more than 200 years
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praying in here for more than 200 years I don't know why just something so
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I don't know why just something so
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I don't know why just something so fascinating
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fascinating
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fascinating somebody cool needs to look at in here
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somebody cool needs to look at in here
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somebody cool needs to look at in here like this beautiful ceiling or the old
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like this beautiful ceiling or the old
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like this beautiful ceiling or the old stone baptism font that was from the old
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stone baptism font that was from the old
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stone baptism font that was from the old stone church I think the coolest thing
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stone church I think the coolest thing
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stone church I think the coolest thing in here is the giant golden altar or rib
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in here is the giant golden altar or rib
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in here is the giant golden altar or rib tableau which is almost 400 years old it
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tableau which is almost 400 years old it
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tableau which is almost 400 years old it originally came all the way from Spain
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originally came all the way from Spain
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originally came all the way from Spain but was donated in the 1920s by the
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but was donated in the 1920s by the
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but was donated in the 1920s by the Diocese of Los Angeles and if you look
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Diocese of Los Angeles and if you look
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Diocese of Los Angeles and if you look up they're really close in the middle so
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up they're really close in the middle so
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up they're really close in the middle so you can see Saint Juan Capistrano up
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you can see Saint Juan Capistrano up
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you can see Saint Juan Capistrano up there holding his Crusader banner okay I
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there holding his Crusader banner okay I
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there holding his Crusader banner okay I don't think I can be quiet anymore oh
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that's cool it's really nice in there
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that's cool it's really nice in there very historical very peaceful even
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very historical very peaceful even
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very historical very peaceful even though I'm having a calm day it's pretty
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though I'm having a calm day it's pretty
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though I'm having a calm day it's pretty hard for me to be quiet that long and
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hard for me to be quiet that long and
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hard for me to be quiet that long and pretty hard for me to go without wearing
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pretty hard for me to go without wearing
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pretty hard for me to go without wearing my hat for that long although I can't
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my hat for that long although I can't
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my hat for that long although I can't put it on just yet because all around us
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put it on just yet because all around us
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put it on just yet because all around us now is a Mission Cemetery under our feet
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now is a Mission Cemetery under our feet
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now is a Mission Cemetery under our feet and potentially under the street and far
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and potentially under the street and far
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and potentially under the street and far outside the bounds of the actual mission
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outside the bounds of the actual mission
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outside the bounds of the actual mission proper definitely in this area here lie
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proper definitely in this area here lie
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proper definitely in this area here lie the unmarked graves of the natives who
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the unmarked graves of the natives who
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the unmarked graves of the natives who helped to build the missions right here
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helped to build the missions right here
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helped to build the missions right here is the grave of Monsignor John
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is the grave of Monsignor John
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is the grave of Monsignor John O'Sullivan who came to the mission in
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O'Sullivan who came to the mission in
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O'Sullivan who came to the mission in 1910 and basically ran this place and
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1910 and basically ran this place and
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1910 and basically ran this place and restored it when the rest of the world
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restored it when the rest of the world
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restored it when the rest of the world seemed to have forgotten about and so of
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seemed to have forgotten about and so of
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seemed to have forgotten about and so of course the mission has not forgotten
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course the mission has not forgotten
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course the mission has not forgotten about him behind him here though is a
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about him behind him here though is a
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about him behind him here though is a memorial that I believe he erected to
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memorial that I believe he erected to
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memorial that I believe he erected to those who built the mission who are all
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those who built the mission who are all
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those who built the mission who are all buried in this area here that's a nice
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buried in this area here that's a nice
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buried in this area here that's a nice thing to remember every eternal okay
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thing to remember every eternal okay
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thing to remember every eternal okay well we're gonna leave the cemetery now
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well we're gonna leave the cemetery now
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well we're gonna leave the cemetery now I thought I don't enjoy a good Cemetery
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I thought I don't enjoy a good Cemetery
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I thought I don't enjoy a good Cemetery I just like to perk up a little room you
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I just like to perk up a little room you
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I just like to perk up a little room you know it always perks me up
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know it always perks me up
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know it always perks me up a visit to the beautiful
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a visit to the beautiful
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a visit to the beautiful sacred garden dude look at this this is
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sacred garden dude look at this this is
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sacred garden dude look at this this is one of the most famous photo ops
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one of the most famous photo ops
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one of the most famous photo ops not to mention this courtyard is so
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not to mention this courtyard is so
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not to mention this courtyard is so gorgeous right there the mission
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gorgeous right there the mission
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gorgeous right there the mission thousand hanging they have this
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thousand hanging they have this
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thousand hanging they have this beautiful draping fountain going on here
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beautiful draping fountain going on here
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beautiful draping fountain going on here it's gorgeous and look at those famous
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it's gorgeous and look at those famous
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it's gorgeous and look at those famous bells the heart of the mission balance
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bells the heart of the mission balance
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bells the heart of the mission balance told you when to wake up when to go to
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told you when to wake up when to go to
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told you when to wake up when to go to bed when to pray when to eat whether a
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bed when to pray when to eat whether a
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bed when to pray when to eat whether a man died whether a lady died whether
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man died whether a lady died whether
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man died whether a lady died whether there was a fire you could hear these
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there was a fire you could hear these
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there was a fire you could hear these bells from so far away no matter what
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bells from so far away no matter what
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bells from so far away no matter what was happening if you heard these bells
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was happening if you heard these bells
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was happening if you heard these bells you knew to come back to the mission see
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you knew to come back to the mission see
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you knew to come back to the mission see what was going on someone I actually
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what was going on someone I actually
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what was going on someone I actually have the photos with my grandpa my grave
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have the photos with my grandpa my grave
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have the photos with my grandpa my grave ants and stuff sitting on that wall over
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ants and stuff sitting on that wall over
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ants and stuff sitting on that wall over there just underneath the Mission Bell
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there just underneath the Mission Bell
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there just underneath the Mission Bell way back in like the 1960s San Juan
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way back in like the 1960s San Juan
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way back in like the 1960s San Juan Capistrano the mission used to be much
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Capistrano the mission used to be much
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Capistrano the mission used to be much more popular tourist destination is
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more popular tourist destination is
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more popular tourist destination is still very popular with Roman Catholics
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still very popular with Roman Catholics
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still very popular with Roman Catholics and people who are interested in history
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and people who are interested in history
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and people who are interested in history as you guys know there's a lot to do in
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as you guys know there's a lot to do in
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as you guys know there's a lot to do in modern Orange County so it somewhat
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modern Orange County so it somewhat
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modern Orange County so it somewhat takes a backseat of time still a
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takes a backseat of time still a
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takes a backseat of time still a definite must do though I believe the
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definite must do though I believe the
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definite must do though I believe the tooth smaller bells here are actually
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tooth smaller bells here are actually
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tooth smaller bells here are actually original to the mission but these two
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original to the mission but these two
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original to the mission but these two bells are recast there are recreations
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bells are recast there are recreations
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bells are recast there are recreations because those original bells were
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because those original bells were
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because those original bells were cracked and destroyed in a massive
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cracked and destroyed in a massive
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cracked and destroyed in a massive earthquake back in 1812 you see this
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earthquake back in 1812 you see this
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earthquake back in 1812 you see this giant stone wall here on this side looks
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giant stone wall here on this side looks
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giant stone wall here on this side looks pretty cool doesn't it well it looks a
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pretty cool doesn't it well it looks a
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pretty cool doesn't it well it looks a lot cooler from the other side come on
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lot cooler from the other side come on
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lot cooler from the other side come on Ally let's go around we are now headed
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Ally let's go around we are now headed
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Ally let's go around we are now headed to the most famous the most
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to the most famous the most
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to the most famous the most crazy-looking in the most beautiful part
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crazy-looking in the most beautiful part
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crazy-looking in the most beautiful part I think of the mission because these
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I think of the mission because these
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I think of the mission because these giant stone walls here are the back of
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giant stone walls here are the back of
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giant stone walls here are the back of what is often called the American
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what is often called the American
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what is often called the American Acropolis the ruins of San Juan
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Acropolis the ruins of San Juan
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Acropolis the ruins of San Juan Capistrano 'he's great stone church shoo
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Capistrano 'he's great stone church shoo
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Capistrano 'he's great stone church shoo ruin this gigantic stone church was all
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ruin this gigantic stone church was all
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ruin this gigantic stone church was all hand-built
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hand-built
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hand-built by the laborers here at the mission the
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by the laborers here at the mission the
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by the laborers here at the mission the Padres in the Mission Indians had to
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Padres in the Mission Indians had to
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Padres in the Mission Indians had to carry this quarried limestone for miles
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carry this quarried limestone for miles
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carry this quarried limestone for miles to get it back to the mission and then
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to get it back to the mission and then
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to get it back to the mission and then spent nine years nine years
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spent nine years nine years
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spent nine years nine years painstakingly constructing this huge
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painstakingly constructing this huge
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painstakingly constructing this huge stone church I mean this thing is gonna
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stone church I mean this thing is gonna
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stone church I mean this thing is gonna dance you in looking and honestly
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dance you in looking and honestly
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dance you in looking and honestly considering how long construction
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considering how long construction
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considering how long construction usually takes nine years that is
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usually takes nine years that is
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usually takes nine years that is probably the most impressive part you
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probably the most impressive part you
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probably the most impressive part you know that it only took him nine years
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know that it only took him nine years
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know that it only took him nine years sadly after all that work after nine
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sadly after all that work after nine
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sadly after all that work after nine years of toiling and sweating and
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years of toiling and sweating and
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years of toiling and sweating and stacking stone they were only able to
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stacking stone they were only able to
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stacking stone they were only able to enjoy the church for six years before a
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enjoy the church for six years before a
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enjoy the church for six years before a massive earthquake in 1812 knocked it
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massive earthquake in 1812 knocked it
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massive earthquake in 1812 knocked it all down now as you can see that was a
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all down now as you can see that was a
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all down now as you can see that was a large church it was many many alleys
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large church it was many many alleys
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large church it was many many alleys tall and we're only seeing a small part
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tall and we're only seeing a small part
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tall and we're only seeing a small part of the back walls and the side here that
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of the back walls and the side here that
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of the back walls and the side here that are still standing when the earthquake
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are still standing when the earthquake
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are still standing when the earthquake hit hits at the worst possible time they
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hit hits at the worst possible time they
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hit hits at the worst possible time they were actually celebrating Mass inside of
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were actually celebrating Mass inside of
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were actually celebrating Mass inside of the church and an estimated 40 people
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the church and an estimated 40 people
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the church and an estimated 40 people lost their lives when the stones came
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lost their lives when the stones came
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lost their lives when the stones came tumbling down this was a tragic loss of
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tumbling down this was a tragic loss of
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tumbling down this was a tragic loss of life I mean there weren't tens and
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life I mean there weren't tens and
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life I mean there weren't tens and hundreds of thousands of people around
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hundreds of thousands of people around
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hundreds of thousands of people around here at that time definitely definitely
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here at that time definitely definitely
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here at that time definitely definitely a big loss to the community and the
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a big loss to the community and the
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a big loss to the community and the great stone church was never rebuilt
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great stone church was never rebuilt
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great stone church was never rebuilt there's actually still a very strong
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there's actually still a very strong
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there's actually still a very strong legend a local legend about a woman
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legend a local legend about a woman
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legend a local legend about a woman named Magdalena
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named Magdalena
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named Magdalena who supposedly haunts the ruins of the
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who supposedly haunts the ruins of the
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who supposedly haunts the ruins of the great stone church so it's purportedly
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great stone church so it's purportedly
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great stone church so it's purportedly also Pontiff again what old church isn't
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also Pontiff again what old church isn't
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also Pontiff again what old church isn't and this one's a ruined old church so
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and this one's a ruined old church so
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and this one's a ruined old church so it's got the double the double haunting
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it's got the double the double haunting
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it's got the double the double haunting of that remember those two big bells I
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of that remember those two big bells I
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of that remember those two big bells I said we're recreations well here are the
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said we're recreations well here are the
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said we're recreations well here are the original bells they are sitting in the
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original bells they are sitting in the
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original bells they are sitting in the bottom of what once was a very huge bell
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bottom of what once was a very huge bell
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bottom of what once was a very huge bell tower that came crashing down in the
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tower that came crashing down in the
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tower that came crashing down in the earthquake and all four the bells here
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earthquake and all four the bells here
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earthquake and all four the bells here came crashing down with it these two the
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came crashing down with it these two the
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came crashing down with it these two the large two who are actually cracked in
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large two who are actually cracked in
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large two who are actually cracked in the earthquake so they didn't say
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the earthquake so they didn't say
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the earthquake so they didn't say anymore you know they just made like a
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anymore you know they just made like a
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anymore you know they just made like a folk when you tried to ring them that's
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folk when you tried to ring them that's
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folk when you tried to ring them that's why they were recast and recreated back
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why they were recast and recreated back
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why they were recast and recreated back in Europe that they would finally be
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in Europe that they would finally be
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in Europe that they would finally be able to sound all four of the mission
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able to sound all four of the mission
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able to sound all four of the mission bells again but of course they took the
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bells again but of course they took the
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bells again but of course they took the original bells and put them in what was
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original bells and put them in what was
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original bells and put them in what was the original bell tower the ruins of the
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the original bell tower the ruins of the
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the original bell tower the ruins of the great stone Church at San Juan
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great stone Church at San Juan
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great stone Church at San Juan Capistrano became very famous indeed
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Capistrano became very famous indeed
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Capistrano became very famous indeed that's how they became known as the
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that's how they became known as the
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that's how they became known as the American Acropolis because we have these
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American Acropolis because we have these
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American Acropolis because we have these beautiful mysterious ruins and all the
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beautiful mysterious ruins and all the
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beautiful mysterious ruins and all the gringos moving out here from the east
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gringos moving out here from the east
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gringos moving out here from the east coast of the Midwest the United States
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coast of the Midwest the United States
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coast of the Midwest the United States were encountering a piece of Spanish
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were encountering a piece of Spanish
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were encountering a piece of Spanish California that seemed very very exotic
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California that seemed very very exotic
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California that seemed very very exotic to them at the time so these became very
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to them at the time so these became very
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to them at the time so these became very famous a very famous place to paint and
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famous a very famous place to paint and
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famous a very famous place to paint and draw and write poetry about things like
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draw and write poetry about things like
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draw and write poetry about things like that it was also a popular filming
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that it was also a popular filming
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that it was also a popular filming location in the silent movie era but
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location in the silent movie era but
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location in the silent movie era but probably the thing that San Juan
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probably the thing that San Juan
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probably the thing that San Juan Capistrano became the most famous for is
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Capistrano became the most famous for is
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Capistrano became the most famous for is the return of the swallows you see all
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the return of the swallows you see all
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the return of the swallows you see all these giant arches on the stone churches
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these giant arches on the stone churches
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these giant arches on the stone churches ruined well a hundred years ago or so
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ruined well a hundred years ago or so
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ruined well a hundred years ago or so these were very popular nesting places
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these were very popular nesting places
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these were very popular nesting places for swallows and every year those little
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for swallows and every year those little
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for swallows and every year those little birds would return from way down in
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birds would return from way down in
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birds would return from way down in South America and build their little
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South America and build their little
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South America and build their little nests right up here in these archways
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nests right up here in these archways
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nests right up here in these archways it's also a very famous song written
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it's also a very famous song written
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it's also a very famous song written about the swallows returning to
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about the swallows returning to
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about the swallows returning to Capistrano called
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Capistrano called
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Capistrano called what in the swallows root doesn't seem
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what in the swallows root doesn't seem
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what in the swallows root doesn't seem like a likely hit today but back in the
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like a likely hit today but back in the
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like a likely hit today but back in the day was very popular and the swallows
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day was very popular and the swallows
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day was very popular and the swallows became an essential piece of the san
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became an essential piece of the san
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became an essential piece of the san juan capistrano mission mythology
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juan capistrano mission mythology
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juan capistrano mission mythology unfortunately while the ruins of the
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unfortunately while the ruins of the
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unfortunately while the ruins of the great stone church were a perfect place
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great stone church were a perfect place
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great stone church were a perfect place for the swallows to nest when there was
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for the swallows to nest when there was
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for the swallows to nest when there was nothing else around here Orange County
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nothing else around here Orange County
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nothing else around here Orange County grew a building after building city
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grew a building after building city
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grew a building after building city after City suburb after suburb went up
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after City suburb after suburb went up
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after City suburb after suburb went up and the swallows didn't really seem to
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and the swallows didn't really seem to
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and the swallows didn't really seem to ever actually come back to Capistrano
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ever actually come back to Capistrano
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ever actually come back to Capistrano every March 19th which I believe is st.
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every March 19th which I believe is st.
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every March 19th which I believe is st. Joseph's day they still celebrate the
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Joseph's day they still celebrate the
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Joseph's day they still celebrate the return of the swallows to the mission
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return of the swallows to the mission
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return of the swallows to the mission even though the swallows don't often to
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even though the swallows don't often to
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even though the swallows don't often to show up anymore but it looks like the
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show up anymore but it looks like the
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show up anymore but it looks like the mission is trying to change that because
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mission is trying to change that because
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mission is trying to change that because just over here next to the real ruins
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just over here next to the real ruins
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just over here next to the real ruins they've set up a replica stone archway
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they've set up a replica stone archway
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they've set up a replica stone archway complete with plaster swallows nests up
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complete with plaster swallows nests up
15:27
complete with plaster swallows nests up there now this serves two functions for
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there now this serves two functions for
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there now this serves two functions for one it's a reenactment of what the
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one it's a reenactment of what the
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one it's a reenactment of what the arches used to look like when the
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arches used to look like when the
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arches used to look like when the swallows built their nests all over the
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swallows built their nests all over the
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swallows built their nests all over the place here but for chuse and scientists
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place here but for chuse and scientists
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place here but for chuse and scientists have noticed that swallows return to
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have noticed that swallows return to
15:38
have noticed that swallows return to places where they have old nests they
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places where they have old nests they
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places where they have old nests they can recycle they're also hoping to lure
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can recycle they're also hoping to lure
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can recycle they're also hoping to lure some swallows back to the mission of if
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some swallows back to the mission of if
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some swallows back to the mission of if they use these plaster nests maybe their
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they use these plaster nests maybe their
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they use these plaster nests maybe their buddies will build some real nests next
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buddies will build some real nests next
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buddies will build some real nests next door on the actual ruins amazing to
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door on the actual ruins amazing to
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door on the actual ruins amazing to think that those little swallows fly all
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think that those little swallows fly all
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think that those little swallows fly all the way from Argentina up here to
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the way from Argentina up here to
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the way from Argentina up here to California you know what's really crazy
15:58
California you know what's really crazy
15:58
California you know what's really crazy is they're not the only thing from
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is they're not the only thing from
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is they're not the only thing from Argentina that's an important part of
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Argentina that's an important part of
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Argentina that's an important part of the missions history because this
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the missions history because this
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the missions history because this mission was attacked by pirates in 1818
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mission was attacked by pirates in 1818
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mission was attacked by pirates in 1818 a pirate by the name of Hippolyte de
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a pirate by the name of Hippolyte de
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a pirate by the name of Hippolyte de Bouchard
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Bouchard
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Bouchard what a name huh it belong raided the
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what a name huh it belong raided the
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what a name huh it belong raided the mission of San Juan Capistrano with all
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mission of San Juan Capistrano with all
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mission of San Juan Capistrano with all is pirate ship body they chew had come
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is pirate ship body they chew had come
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is pirate ship body they chew had come all the way up here from Argentina and
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all the way up here from Argentina and
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all the way up here from Argentina and they were raiding up and down the
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they were raiding up and down the
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they were raiding up and down the California coast luckily thanks to their
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California coast luckily thanks to their
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California coast luckily thanks to their failures of attacking other missions San
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failures of attacking other missions San
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failures of attacking other missions San Juan Capistrano had a little warning
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Juan Capistrano had a little warning
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Juan Capistrano had a little warning even though they had a few soldiers
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even though they had a few soldiers
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even though they had a few soldiers stationed at the mission they knew they
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stationed at the mission they knew they
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stationed at the mission they knew they wouldn't be able to put up a fight so
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wouldn't be able to put up a fight so
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wouldn't be able to put up a fight so they packed up all the valuables hid him
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they packed up all the valuables hid him
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they packed up all the valuables hid him somewhere else in a safe location and
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somewhere else in a safe location and
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somewhere else in a safe location and more or less let the Pirates come here
16:39
more or less let the Pirates come here
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more or less let the Pirates come here and raid the place for two straight days
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and raid the place for two straight days
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and raid the place for two straight days my life I lived in Southern California
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my life I lived in Southern California
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my life I lived in Southern California and I never knew that there were pirate
16:45
and I never knew that there were pirate
16:45
and I never knew that there were pirate raids here looks like Disneyland Pirates
16:48
raids here looks like Disneyland Pirates
16:48
raids here looks like Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean aren't the only pirates
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of the Caribbean aren't the only pirates
16:50
of the Caribbean aren't the only pirates in Orange County after
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in Orange County after
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in Orange County after it's devastating earthquake that's a
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it's devastating earthquake that's a
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it's devastating earthquake that's a kind of a lot to get super excited about
16:57
kind of a lot to get super excited about
16:57
kind of a lot to get super excited about here at the miche's you know normally
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here at the miche's you know normally
16:58
here at the miche's you know normally I'm hyper I'm running around making
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I'm hyper I'm running around making
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I'm hyper I'm running around making jokes jumping around and I really want
17:02
jokes jumping around and I really want
17:02
jokes jumping around and I really want to run around and say piratey things I
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to run around and say piratey things I
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to run around and say piratey things I got this herniated next disc so I'm just
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got this herniated next disc so I'm just
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got this herniated next disc so I'm just gonna stay calm look how tiny these
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gonna stay calm look how tiny these
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gonna stay calm look how tiny these inside rooms I'm going this door will
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inside rooms I'm going this door will
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inside rooms I'm going this door will come walk through this doorway just just
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come walk through this doorway just just
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come walk through this doorway just just come walk through that look at that she
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come walk through that look at that she
17:17
come walk through that look at that she doesn't even have to duck her head I
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doesn't even have to duck her head I
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doesn't even have to duck her head I feeling I can friendly touch all the way
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feeling I can friendly touch all the way
17:23
feeling I can friendly touch all the way over just to get through there you just
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over just to get through there you just
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over just to get through there you just walk through like it was nothing all
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walk through like it was nothing all
17:27
walk through like it was nothing all this tiny furniture and tiny little
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this tiny furniture and tiny little
17:29
this tiny furniture and tiny little doorway and these Padres were tiny those
17:32
doorway and these Padres were tiny those
17:32
doorway and these Padres were tiny those Padres this we poquito okay well we got
17:35
Padres this we poquito okay well we got
17:35
Padres this we poquito okay well we got to the Machine kind of late and I
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to the Machine kind of late and I
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to the Machine kind of late and I honestly really still should be inside
17:39
honestly really still should be inside
17:39
honestly really still should be inside laying down not doing things like this
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laying down not doing things like this
17:41
laying down not doing things like this that's probably all we have time for in
17:43
that's probably all we have time for in
17:43
that's probably all we have time for in the mission today but I will 100%
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the mission today but I will 100%
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the mission today but I will 100% definitely be back you and I were
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definitely be back you and I were
17:48
definitely be back you and I were actually here what two years ago we
17:51
actually here what two years ago we
17:51
actually here what two years ago we bought a membership and everything we
17:52
bought a membership and everything we
17:52
bought a membership and everything we were walking around having a day
17:54
were walking around having a day
17:54
were walking around having a day sneaking a little inside the romantic
17:57
sneaking a little inside the romantic
17:57
sneaking a little inside the romantic archway who ballers no one really knew
17:59
archway who ballers no one really knew
17:59
archway who ballers no one really knew we were dating then though it was a
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we were dating then though it was a
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we were dating then though it was a secret mission anyway the Sun is going
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secret mission anyway the Sun is going
18:05
secret mission anyway the Sun is going down and our next mission is going to be
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down and our next mission is going to be
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down and our next mission is going to be to depart or we'll be back again soon my
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to depart or we'll be back again soon my
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to depart or we'll be back again soon my friend because the mission has many more
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friend because the mission has many more
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friend because the mission has many more treasures to be revealed we've come for
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treasures to be revealed we've come for
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treasures to be revealed we've come for the Grail
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the Grail
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the Grail the mission is closing any minute so I
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the mission is closing any minute so I
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the mission is closing any minute so I guess that means our mission is complete
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guess that means our mission is complete
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guess that means our mission is complete we can go home now and hopefully he's
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we can go home now and hopefully he's
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we can go home now and hopefully he's see y'all a little later when I get back
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see y'all a little later when I get back
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see y'all a little later when I get back get it has the pain in the back okay bye
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get it has the pain in the back okay bye
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get it has the pain in the back okay bye [Music]
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you mr. coy they gave me some fish food
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you mr. coy they gave me some fish food for you oh now we're best friends now
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for you oh now we're best friends now
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for you oh now we're best friends now we're best friends probably suck in the
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we're best friends probably suck in the
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we're best friends probably suck in the food whoa
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food whoa
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food whoa weird I didn't know the mission was
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weird I didn't know the mission was
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weird I didn't know the mission was inhabited by aliens at first I was
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inhabited by aliens at first I was
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inhabited by aliens at first I was thinking that was really nice that lady
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thinking that was really nice that lady
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thinking that was really nice that lady that works at the mission brought us
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that works at the mission brought us
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that works at the mission brought us some fish food let's feed the fish and
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some fish food let's feed the fish and
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some fish food let's feed the fish and then I realize hey we're doing her job
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then I realize hey we're doing her job
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then I realize hey we're doing her job for her fall for it every time oh this
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for her fall for it every time oh this
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for her fall for it every time oh this is my favorite part of the mission the
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is my favorite part of the mission the
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is my favorite part of the mission the mission slogan they love the slogan and
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mission slogan they love the slogan and
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mission slogan they love the slogan and it's so good why wouldn't they they
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it's so good why wouldn't they they
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it's so good why wouldn't they they painted it on the side of the building
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painted it on the side of the building
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painted it on the side of the building mission san juan capistrano it's worth
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mission san juan capistrano it's worth
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mission san juan capistrano it's worth the visit it's worth it's worth a visit
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the visit it's worth it's worth a visit
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the visit it's worth it's worth a visit I mean why not