Today we will have our visit at Hearst's Castle. We took a short walk this morning and then headed up toward the castle. We are glad it is a cool day so Tony can wait in the car safely. We took him into the Visitor Center with us first because we were early. We also had a small snack there before the tour. When tour time came Tony was safely tucked away in the Jeep. It is a steep and crooked ride up the hill to where the tour begins. The trip up is narrated and very interesting. We took our "cottages and kitchen tour" and enjoyed it. It is a beautiful place, quite opulent for my tastes. It was quite a place in its time, actually it still is. Hearst was an interesting man with a nature to serve just himself it would seem. The structures here are lovely but one has to wonder what other good he could have done with just a small portion of his wealth. I am glad I saw the place but I have no desire to go back. I over heard others saying how one visit is just not enough, it was for us. We got Tony from the Jeep and then watched the movie about the building of the castle and more information about Hearst himself. Oh brother, the few people there sure made over Tony, John loves that! Our trip back to camp was lovely because we stopped along the way to watch the sun go down. A lovely day with beautiful weather.
Castle On The Hill
A Cottage
The Fire Truck
Sunset
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