Thursday, June 17, 2010

Wednesday June 16, 2010

A beautiful scene along highway 1, note the waterfall


Pacific coast along Highway 1


Display sign near the beach



Sea Lions on the beach north of Hearst castle, they are here to "molt" or shed their skin.


Sea lions sparring in the Pacific.



A view of the pool floor in the Roman pool, those are gold leaf tiles. 

View of the Pacific in the distance from the Hearst castle
 
The Billards Room
The Egyptian fountain



Close of the facade at the Neptune pool, it was made from ancient fragments bought in New York.




The Neptune pool at the Hearst castle


The Roman pool


The dining room

Greetings,
Today we left our hotel at San Simone in the morning and drove about 5 miles to the Hearst Castle. This mansion was built high on a hill over looking the Pacific. It was built by William Randolph Hearst the newspaper mogel. The castle was donated to the State of California in 1957. Many Hollywood stars were invited to the castle over the years.

After we visited the Hearst Castle we drove up the coast on Highway 1 towards San Jose. We saw sea lions and beautiful coastline. Then we drove to downtown San Jose to spend three nights.

John Wineland
San Jose, California

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