Hearst Castle

It was one of the vacations - a long weekend and we all decided just out of the blue to travel south. We all started from Sunnyvale in Bay Area to travel on Route 1 towards Montarey Bay. Close to about 90 miles south from the Bay Area there is this Hearst Castle.

We started in two cars and reached the Castle by noon. What a spectacle it was. Winding routes along route 1 and then the beaches, the seals sun bathing, quite a spectacle. Lunch time it was and with a kid as a companion we took a lunch break on a streetside restaurant. Once lunch over we resumed the ride and within next hour took another break to check out the seals. There were innumerable number of them all along the beachline.

At the foot of the Castle all tourists are supposed to park their vehicles, visit the stores, the meusium and then take a ride in the coach busses to the top of the Castle. It was magnificent from the bottom itself. All of us spent few minutes on the show on the history of the Hearst Castle before embarking to the top.

Once on the top we entered the magnificent Castle. A spectacle and a wonder by itself. It was no different than what was described in the movie. According to it the owner William Randolf Hearst built it with different architectures including Roman, Gothic, etc. Fabulous structures and design ranging from contemporary to traditional.

None of us knew how time flew by knowing the details of the castle. No wonder Mr. Hearst spent so much on it.