The next morning, we awoke to a beautiful day and took a short walk along the beach
before returning for breakfast at the Fogcatcher Inn
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and a look at the heated pool (couldn't be heated enough)
and we then gathered our possessions from the room
and headed for Hearst Castle
where they sent this profound message
and in the gift shop, I tried on this hat
as we gathered
and posed for a green screen photo
from which we could later claim our pictures
and we got our tickets
studied our map
enjoyed our wristbands
and boarded the bus
for the ride up the hill where we were met by our tourguide
and headed to the main building outside of which I took many photos
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including the fountain.
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Once inside, we were escorted to the living room where there was artwork people admired before being escorted to dinner
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and next we went to the dining room where we saw the table
surrounded by flags
and wood carving
in all directions
not to mention the mustard and ketchup on the table
as we admired further the room
before returning to the table directions
and then the most remarkable Xmas tree
and the newspaper ending prohibition
as we made our way
into the billiard room
where we saw the owl accompanying the tapestry
and so focused on the owl who looked just like ours
and the mosaic
and the balls racked for the break
by one of these cues.
This ended the tour, but we were free to room outside which we did
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stopping for flower photos
before admiring sculptures
and the most remarkable view
with brick stones
at the building side
and another brick stone
as we made our way to the outdoor swimming pool which was remarkable
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and then past the tigers
and the scaffolded fountain
and olympian
to the succulents which we admired
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and after a pause for a family photo
a look at the view
and another family photo
we were back to succulent admiration
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After another amazing statue
and the views
we headed along the path
and past a few more plantings
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until we got to the tennis court
and the remarkable indoor swimming pool
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before heading back to the bus for the ride down the hill
and down to the beach
where we promised to not feed the squirrels
and admired the bird
while reading the sign
that described what we would see when we went to stare at the elephants seals taking quite a few photos
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breaking for a flower shot
and then getting back to seals
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before we got back into the car and drove to the Madonna Inn where we visiting the famous urinal
and sink
and then drove past Halcyon Drive
on our way to the In N Out Burger experience
including this collection sign in the mens room.
Driving further south on the 101, we were happy to see Santa Claus Lane, it being Xmas eve
and we watched the sunset
and a fire in the hill
before we got to Larry and Janet's house and saw their new kitchen
complete with fruit bowl
as we settled in to dinner
as Paige held the cat.
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