Hearst Castle as seen from the Visitor Center, which is on the coast highway.
The day was hazy, so this photo has been tweaked to remove as much of the haze
as is practical.
Hearst Castle as seen from the Visitor Center, which is on the coast highway.
The day was hazy, so this photo has been tweaked to remove as much of the haze
as is practical.
The Neptune, or outdoor pool. The main building is up and to the left of this photo.
Our very helpful and knwoledgable tour guide started herding cats at this stage.
But she got us pretty much into line! This is looking roughly west at the Neptune
pool.
You can't see the pool, but it is in front of the white marble facade you can see.
The hills beyond are to the north.
The sitting room of Casa Del Monte. The round thing on the floor is a fan,
designed to circulate the air; tourists increase the humidity from perspiring!
One of the bedrooms in Casa Del Monte, with Yiwen and our tour guide.
This is a different bedroom - the main one, with a view to the distant hills, and a balcony.
I don't think there was a direct door onto the balcony.
My notes state this is
not
Cardinal Richeleau's bed, although it looks as though it could have been!
However, there is a claim to fame - Winston Churchill slept here.
Yiwen, Lu and Jeffrey on their way out of the casa before heading to the main building.
Jeffrey and Lu photographing something in front of the "castle".
Perhaps they were photographing this statue, in front of this side of Casa Grande.
San Simeon or Bust
Inside Casa Grande
Reunion