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CaliforniaPeggy

(156,628 posts) Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:52 PM Aug 2015

My husband and I just got home from a trip to the middle part of California... [View all]

We wanted to see Hearst Castle, and we did, plus we saw some other great sights...

Here's a few pictures:

The main building:

In the dining hall:

And again:

The grounds and the view from a guest cottage:

We also saw the elephant seals, and what a sight they were: These are juveniles and they're practice fighting!

Here they are resting on the beach:

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My husband and I just got home from a trip to the middle part of California... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 OP

Awesome pictures! Thanks for posting. woodsprite Aug 2015 #1

How exciting!! sunnystarr Aug 2015 #2

Wow..... SoapBox Aug 2015 #3

They are magnificent buildings in their own right, my dear SoapBox! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #4

I can't believe I never went to see that passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #5

It's not all that close to the ocean. We road a bus over a very long twisty road to get there. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #6

Oh my, I want those faucets! passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #7

Well..........you can have the photo! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #8

Are the pools still in good shape? diverdownjt Aug 2015 #9

The outdoor pool has a leak, so it's empty now, while they look to fix it. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #11

Thanks so much for the great pics. We lived in a funky beach town mimi85 Aug 2015 #10

Thanks for the links, my dear mimi85! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #12

Beautiful. I really like the two Elephant Seals. alfredo Aug 2015 #13

Thanks, alfredo! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #14

Too bad we couldn't smell them. ;) alfredo Aug 2015 #15

ALWAYS stop to see the elephant seals� dhill926 Aug 2015 #16

Did you go into Morro Bay? kimbutgar Aug 2015 #17

We did stop, but just long enough to take a photo of the famous rock! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #18

beautiful pictures, miss peggy. you are making me quite homesick! niyad Aug 2015 #19

Me too ... Cal Poly Alumni here, class of '91 ... brett_jv Aug 2015 #31

Thanks for the pix... virgdem Aug 2015 #20

Love the swimming pools at Hearst Castle. MADem Aug 2015 #21

Thanks for posting (you're welcomed to share more photos, of course). Auggie Aug 2015 #22

Thank you for sharing that, CaliforniaPeggy. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #23

All built by Hearst who ran the Fox News of the time. Kablooie Aug 2015 #24

Yeah, you're right! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #25

Glad you had a good time, my dear Peggy... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #26

I wish you could too, my dear awoke_in_2003! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #27

I am taking next week off... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #28

Sounds like a great list! Have fun with it! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #29

I also got awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #30

Rosebud. merrily Aug 2015 #32

Yep--Rosebud. Hearst didn't like what Citizen Kane had to say. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #33

Thanks, Peggy! If I had noticed those faucets--only for the benefit of the scullery maids, mind-- merrily Aug 2015 #34

PCH... czarjak Aug 2015 #35

Amazing place. Indydem Aug 2015 #36

Marta and I were there in Oct 2000 Omaha Steve Aug 2015 #37

Next time take me with you! Agschmid Aug 2015 #38