HEARST CASTLE TOUR! VLOG! Day 6 - JAN 28 -GRAND CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE TRIP 2015
We drive from Monterey to Malibu. On the way we check out 17-Mile Drive, Hearst Castle and Morro Bay
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We check out of the Best Western Plus Victorian Inn in Monterey and grabbed some of there complimentary continental breakfast. Before our drive down the coastal Highway 1 we check out the sites on 17-Mile Drive.
17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula in California, much of which hugs the Pacific coastline and passes famous golf courses, mansions and scenic attractions, including the Lone Cypress, Bird Rock and the 5,300-acre Del Monte Forest of Monterey Cypress trees.At the north end, a portion of the early route through Pacific Grove begins at the intersection of Del Monte Blvd and Esplanade Street. The famous portion of 17-Mile Drive then begins a few miles south of this point. The crossing of Highway 68 (Holman Highway/Sunset Drive) and 17-Mile Drive marks the entrance to Pebble Beach. From the Sunset Drive/Pacific Grove gate, the drive runs inland past Spanish Bay, then adjacent to beaches and up into the coastal hills, providing scenic viewpoints.
The road provides vistas of golf courses including Spyglass Hill, Cypress Point and Pebble Beach. After reaching Carmel Way, and the exit to Carmel, the 17-Mile Drive then heads northeast to the Highway 68/Highway 1 interchange, where one can exit, or continue to loop along the higher vistas of 17-Mile Drive, some of which offer views from more than 600 feet above sea-level. The full loop will take you back to the Pacific Grove Gate at Sunset Drive — a distance of 17 miles.
To drive the section of the road within the Pebble Beach gated community, there is an entrance fee requirement of US$10.00 (as of August 12, 2014), except for travelers on bicycles. Visitors can recoup the toll if they dine or shop within the community.
We continued our scenic drive down Hwy 1 to Sam Simeon. After our long drive we arrived at the Hearst Castle visitor center and hopped a bus up to take our tour.
Hearst Castle is a National and California Historical Landmark mansion located on the Central Coast of California, United States. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947 for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951. The California Park Commission voted to approve its inclusion in the California State Park System, and that was approved by the California State Legislature in 1954
Hearst formally named the estate La Cuesta Encantada (The Enchanted Hill), but usually called it the ranch. Hearst Castle and grounds are also sometimes referred to as San Simeon without distinguishing between the Hearst property and the adjacent unincorporated area of the same name.Hearst Castle featured 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms, 19 sitting rooms, 127 acres of gardens, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, a movie theater, an airfield, and the world's largest private zoo. Zebras and other exotic animals still roam the grounds.
Among Hearst's A-list guests were Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant, the Marx Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Bob Hope, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Dolores Del Rio, and Winston Churchill.Hearst Castle was the inspiration for the Xanadu mansion of the 1941 Orson Welles film Citizen Kane, a fictionalization of William Randolph Hearst's career.Since the property was donated to the state of California only two projects have been granted permission: Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus, which used the castle to stand in as Crassus' villa; and Lady Gaga's music video for G.U.Y.
One highlight of the estate is the outdoor Neptune Pool, located near the edge of the hilltop, which offers an expansive vista of the mountains, ocean and the main house. Due to drought conditions and leaks in the pool, it is now drained.
After our tour we grabbed a snack (pulled pork sandwich and chips) from the visitor center before our drive to Morro Bay.
We drove for 45 minutes to Morro Bay and stoped at a ocean view restaurant with a view of Morro Rock ( I think it was Hofbrau der Albatross) . It was very good. I had a seafood I had the Seafood Combo with 2 piece fish, 2 piece calamari, clam strips and fries. Nicole had a salad and creamy New England style clam chowder. We even saw some seals playing in the water.
We continued our drive to Malibu stopping off at a Best Buy in Santa Barbara so i could buy more memory cards for my cameras. WE finally arrived at the Sheraton Agoura Hills Hotel to crash for the night. Our plan was to explore the Malibu area in the morning.
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I shot this video with a Canon Rebel T2i, GoPro Hero Black Edition and iPhone