We went back for seconds at the Hearst Castle in San Simeon. Tour 2 included the upstairs of the main house and the kitchens. One upstairs sitting room /library was rimmed by Grecian Urns, some over 4000 years old. He had also donated half his collection of this type of art to a museum in LA. The tour guides are excellent and seem knowledgable not only about Hearst but about the vast amounts of stuff he accumulated.
After the tour, we found an ocean front place for an alfresco lunch. It was very good and we watched some surfers on smallish waves do their thing.
Heading back east on Rt. 46, the astonishing beauty of the California hill country was once again evident. It's breath taking.
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I still remember staying at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo many years ago when we visisted San Simeon. I think that Mike told you that they were repairing the guest house which had been bombed by the Simbianese Liberation Army. It was a great vacation. We meandered up the coast to San Fransiscco. Did you catch Alcatraz? I think I called to say thanks for the beautiful book of photographs of Yellowstone. They are some of the best pics I've seen.
Love,
carol
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