Thursday 10 December 2009

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Awake: 6:15am      Temp 41      sleep 6+33      overcast      overnight @ Paso Robles, CA.

After our regular cereal breakfast with strawberries & blueberries, we drove the Suzuki west on State road-46, then north on State road-1, arriving @ San Simeon Bay & took (2) different tours of the William Randolph Hearst Castle.

The 1st tour gave us a broad overview of the many facets of Hearst Castle; without going into the history...which in itself, is fascinating. But to keep this somewhat uncomplicated, there are (165) rooms & 127 acres of gardens, terraces, pools & walkways.

The 2nd tour focused more on the architectural elements & vast art collection in the main house. Plus we saw (4) guest rooms, the huge library, & the Gothic Suite which occupies the entire 3rd floor, including Hearst's impressive private suite, his library & office.

We brought our umbrellas due to forecasted rainy weather; but when we arrived, no rain. So we left our umbrellas in our car; bad choice...when climbing the enchanted hill, rain began & never did subside during our time there. Each tour lasted 1 hr, 45 min. On our 2nd tour, fog moved in & taking photos of the Castle from afar was like seeing a fairy tale scene. DSC08115.JPG Kathy & I were the only (2) tourists aboard the big bus for our 2nd tour & our tour guide, Bob, was a pro with (31) yrs of experience. He went the extra mile & showed us & told us things he normally wouldn't do with a larger crowd.

It was fantastic; however, although we got lots of new ideas we are not going to be able to use them for our home building; ie. each bed (not bedroom) had its own complete bath, so 2 beds to a room, 2 separate baths!

Dinner: tilapia fish, green beans & rice with golden raisins. We finished watching: "Pal Joey" with Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Barbara Nichols, Hank Henry, etc. Sinatra is in peak form as a cocky nightclub singer who makes a move on every "dame" he meets--including innocent showgirl Novak---but meets his Waterloo when wealthy, demanding Hayworth agrees to bankroll his dream of running his own club. 1957. Although I am not a fan of ole blue eyes, this was a fairly good movie to watch.

Lights out: 11:45pm.

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