Mission Inn: To see the Lights

So it must be pretty sad that this was our second Christmas in Riverside and we still haven't gone to see the Christmas lights at the historic Mission Inn in downtown Riverside. Sure, we've been down there and we've driven past, but we have never gone down to see their lights in all their glory. Thus, Saturday night we set off with friends Josh and Erin to the lights...who cares if it's January right?
We headed downtown and we searched for a place to eat. Since we rarely go downtown, it took us quite a while until we found somewhere suitable where we didn't need a reservation. We ended up at a sports bar (Chargers to be exact, which we witnessed first hand due to the game Saturday night) and had very good food. We then headed over to the Inn and saw the great lights. The large Christmas tree was already down due to fire safety, but there were still lots of twinkling lights to see! The main lobby was gorgeous as well, but my photos did not turn out very well, so the plethora of photos are all from outside.
It was nice to see the lights finally and it is always a pleasure to go to the Mission Inn. I can finally say that I am a real Riversidian now that I've toured the lights!