Cambria

Beach views along Cambria’s boardwalk.

A view towards Hearst Castle (wiki) from the Hearst Castle Visitor Center in San Simeon.

The following pictures are from our evening tour of the castle. Below is the emptied Neptune Pool (wiki) presumably for renovation.

Just a few days after Thanksgiving the dining and living rooms were already adorned with Christmas decorations.

The Assembly Room in Casa Grande.

On the right is Mr Hearst’s modest closet.

The main library was “intended for Mr. Hearst’s guests, houses more than 4,000 books, and also showcases one of the Castle’s most treasured collections: 150 ancient Greek vases, all more than two thousand years old.” (link)

The gothic suite on “Hearst Castle’s third floor consists of W. R. Hearst’s private space, in addition to some of his most treasured collections and sacred objects.” (link)

The Roman Pool is “Modeled after ancient Roman baths, this meticulously detailed, majestic pool is tiled from ceiling to floor, and features marble copies of eight ancient Greek and Roman deities and athletes”. (link)

The Northern elephant seal rookery at Piedras Blancas is fifteen miles to the north of Cambria.