Another Amazing Castle in California
We drove from the LA area up towards San Simeon, CA to tour the Hearst Castle. We could only reserve one night. We could've spent the whole day at the Castle.
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| These were some of the views we enjoyed while driving up US-5 |
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| Some of these shots... |
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| may appear to be just another mountain, but |
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| when you crest over the top of a hill they look extraordinary |
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| orange flowers on this mountain side |
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| Another oil field |
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| There must have been over 1,000 of these pumping oil |
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| We were almost driving in the clouds |
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| Snickers was unimpressed |
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| We could only stay for one night, but it was a nice park |
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| Snickers relaxed, taking in his new surroundings |
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| Once at the Hearst Castle, Pam had to check out the Fire Engine |
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| she was really impressed with the condition of its interior |
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| As we were driving up the mountain we drove through the clouds |
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| It was a little cloudy when we got there |
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| We could barely see the ocean |
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| The trellis wrapped the road all the way up the mountain |
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| A few shots while we were waiting for our guide |
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| The front of the main building |
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| Fountains in the front patio overlooking the foggy ocean |
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| Another view out the front door |
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| A lot of detail around the front door |
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| The front meeting room |
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| Built in ceiling |
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| The walls were all covered with tapestries |
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| A lot of detail in the woodwork |
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| There was marble statues throughout |
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| Look at the detail on the fireplace mantle |
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| At first look the ceiling looked painted |
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| Upon closer inspection you could see it was all hand carved wood |
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| Fancy chair |
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| Now that's a Table |
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| With high ceilings |
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| With solid silver candle sticks |
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| The table was made purposely narrow to encourage conversation |
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| Every frame on the ceiling was hand carved and unique |
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| This ceiling was being refurbished |
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| Restoring the ceiling ~ it will take 5 million and a year |
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| A secret passage way |
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| So much detail |
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| A cozy sitting area |
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| The pool room |
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| 10' gold french doors |
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| The theater room |
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Pretty elaborate light fixtures
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| More shots of the grounds |
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| Some shots of the indoor pool located under the tennis courts |
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| Our tour bus arrived and we made our way back down the mountain |
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| The amazing huge outdoor pool we did not have time to see |
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| Fruit trees line the property |
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| Stable on the Hearst Property |
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| We could finally see the water once we got down to street level |
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| Clouds cover the mountains |
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| Vineyards everywhere ~ grapes as far as you could see in this area |
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| have never seen this many cow in one place |
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| Snickers couldn't keep his head up |
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| For a minute we thought we were in MI |
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| Snickers getting used to his second RV park in one day |
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