Sometimes you wish water could talk. Like when you’re touring Hearst Castle, and you stand in awe of the elegantly tiled room with placid pools mirroring the ambiance of times gone by.
What could that water describe? Early-morning swims by one privileged person? Raucous parties carousing among the statuary? Swimmers who dare not leave the seclusion and protection of La Cuesta Encantada, the “Enchanted Hill”?
But it’s just water, right? No words. No secrets. Reflections only.
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Hearst Castle, San Simeon, CA: http://hearstcastle.org/
tappjeanne
my favorite spot is the outdoor pool and some of the guest houses – loved being there several years ago!
Oh, the Places We See
Would love to go again. Sometimes I see more the second time!!!
petakaplan
Beautiful. Funny we drove by here many times when in the region but have never stopped to look in. I guess we missed quite a beauty.
Peta
Oh, the Places We See
If you ever get a chance to return, take the tour of Hearst Castle. It’s quite the complex, complete with tasteful yet over-the-top extravagance. Thanks for the comment!
SueBee and Kat
What gorgeous photos. I haven’t been in years and you brought back great memories. I took a short vacation in Cambria two years ago, and thought about visiting but decided to postpone to next trip up there. Now I’m re-motivated!
Oh, the Places We See
It’s an amazing place, all right. But sometimes it seems a shame that nobody gets to live there. I’d volunteer to take a turn!!!
SueBee and Kat
As would I!
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jmacindoe
What an incredible space!
Oh, the Places We See
Thanks! And in a way it was sad to look at. All that beauty and no one is enjoying it!
gallivance.net
If you’re going to be loaded, you may as well live like you are. And from your photos it appears that no one had to tell Hearst how to do that. It looks like an an art deco version of Ancient Greece, and I can just envision the naked nymphs lounging around that gorgeous pool. ~James
Oh, the Places We See
You are too funny, James! I never envisioned naked nymphs, but now that you mention it, that’s what belongs there!!! I must confess I had the urge to jump in and disturb that serenity, but I would have been fully clothed! (And later arrested, I guess.)
Curt Mekemson
I am sure that those pools have some pretty wild tales to tell, Rusha. It is a beautiful place with a fascinating history. And the surroundings are hard to beat. –Curt
Oh, the Places We See
But don’t you wonder about all these historic homes that you can tour — all that beauty and no one gets to enjoy any of it — except from behind a rope!
Curt Mekemson
Wonder if the staff slips into those pools after the tourists have left… 🙂
Amy
It’s a grand place! Beautiful photos, Rusha. 🙂
Oh, the Places We See
We love looking at grandeur. Must be something the middle class enjoys doing — ’cause we do! Thanks for taking a look.
Amy
We do… The Hearst is not what we get to see often.:) Great photos!
dawnkinster
Love that place. We spent two days touring it a couple of years ago. Love the basement pool, and the one above. I lounged on a chair by the pool, sitting in the sun, and contemplated what it must have been like to live there back in the day. Amazing place. Amazing views.
Oh, the Places We See
Don’t you just love thinking about what it would be like to live in some of the places we travel? I do the same thing. But sometimes it’s hard to relate to the lifestyles I can only imagine! Thanks for taking a look.