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San Simeon Slideshow
Travel Blogs from San Simeon, United States
Julia Pfeiffer-Burns State Park
... the trip. There have been landslides south of the park along Highway 1 and parts of the road are closed. In order to get to San Simeon I had to take a detour from Highway 1 to Highway 101, which added about two hours to the drive. The detour took a ...
Impressive Hearst Castle
After the nice trip along the rocky coast we ended up in a hostel near San Simeon. The next day we visited the huge Hearst Castle. Mr Hearst was a very rich man in the 20th and was a newspaper man. He always dreamt after his visits in Europe to build ...
Hearst Castle
7th Dec. After a cold night, even with thermals, we were up at 7.30am, had breakfast and left the rest area heading south. We crossed over to the US1 and headed back to Hearst Castle to see, if this time, they could fit us on a tour. We arrived around ...
1st part highway no. 1 to San Simeon
... 's wharf and of course the aquarium. The 17-miles-drive was nice but we lost a lot of time. Highway no. 1 from Carmel to San Simeon is so beautiful especially when the Sun is going down behind you! What a amazing day. The night started with a surprise, ...
Highway #1 - Carmel by the Sea nach San Simeon
... echt atemberaubend. Auch die Tierwelt ist hier toll - Seehunde, Otter, Möven, Adler, fast zahme Eichhörnchen, etc. In San Simeon angekommen waren wir mexikanisch essen. Übernachtet wird heute im Quality Inn San Simeon. Morgen Früh ...
All about excess at Hearst Castle
... hard to find in such a small town – at the Riverside Cafe, set us up nicely for a journey to Hearst Castle near San Simeon. This grand estate is the result of a partnership between William Randolph Hearst (the inspiration behind Citizen Kane) and a ...
Hearst Castle
We've had an interesting day. Have travelled down to Anaheim but didn't leave San Simeon until after lunch so we didn't take time for many stops between there and here. We travelled down the Pacific Coast Hwy which was very lovely and of couse, the houses ...
Coastline Cruising in Beulah!
... and thin, bless her heart. We tooled along the coastline stopping at some gorgeous spots. Hearst Castle was very memorable in San Simeon. The elephant seals are so cute near the castle along the beach. Big Sur is phenomenal. The giant redwoods are ...
Hearst Castle, Solvang, and Santa Barbara
After a terrible night of driving in the worst conditions we made it to the hotel and happy to be alive went to visit the Hearst Castle. The castle was built by WR Hearst and it sits on 900 acres of land atop a hill with stunning views of the ocean. The ...
Building the Dream
... recycled materials-basically trash. It was interesting. We picked up a sandwich at Sally's on Main and headed north on Highway 1 to San Simeon to explore the Hearst Castle. We had to make reservations because this place gets crazy busy. The tour took us ...
Xanadu
... given up trying for an afternoon arrival to the mean streets of L.A. After an hour of great driving we reached San Simeon, where lies Hearst Castle. William Randolph Hearst was a philanthropist and prototype media magnate a bit like Rupert Murdoch. ...
Day 42
... winds a lot and you're often feet from going off the road into the ocean. So, after another of that we called a night and finished San Simeon right near the Hearst Castle, which we would love to see, but it's a bit pricey for this trip, so maybe ...
Lachtanička a Chlastan jedou po pobře
Na dnešní den jsme si naplánovali cestu po pobřeží až do San Simeon. Pár tipů z průvodce jsme měli, ale víceméně jsme moc nevěděli, co nás čeká. První zastávkou byl Pacific grove a ...
Population 442......
... the shore making Rich-like noises and a few fighting in the sea. We find our motel, having driven past a sign telling us San Simeon has a population of 442... Pretty much nothing going on here! Drove to the next biggest town, Cambria for lunch, this town ...
ITS GROWN ON ME, PLUS THE WINDS DROPPED !
SO THE WINDS DROPPED AND SAN SIMEON IS OKAY WE ARE OPPOSITE THE beach, MTEL FULL OF CYCLIST WHO DID THE SAME ROUTE AS US YESTERDAY.................... sweet little vilage up the road to wander in.................mainyl stopped here to visit hearst castle ...
Hearst Castle Tour
... and elaborate furnishings, breathtaking views and incredible stories! Reservations for tours is highly recommend. I know the website states this, but it's true! We visited the castle early Saturday morning and I overheard a couple ask for ...
The Fog
Thick fog greeted us this morning, a common occurrence around here. We headed back up the coast to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Here there is an amazing cove with a 100 foot waterfall, called McWay Falls, which falls onto the beach - a picture ...
24/3 Hearst Castle
... make her fall asleep...there is no reply when I point out she turned it on. haha. We get to our hotel at San Simeon right on the Pacific Ocean and of course it starts to drizzle and the wind picks up. The beach and weather reminds of a ...
Day 21: Where the clouds look like waves
... at the moment. I'm not sure there is a finer place to drive than the highways in the vast open spaces of America. San Simeon itself is a weird small town..cringe worthy karaoke, deluded cuisine and scary people wondering around. It will be good to get ...
Perhaps Love is Like an Ocean
... in the park, we continued down the highway, making further photo stops at different places. We had made reservations at a hotel at San Simeon, as well as tickets for tour of Hearst Castle for tomorrow, so we so our last stop for today is the beach ...
The Green Sunset
... a majestic car. As we headed south the sun slowly started to set, so we decided to stop over at a little unknown town called San Simeon. By the time we checked into out room, the sun was starting to make its way closer to the horizon. We put on ...
ELEPHANT SEALS!
There is an amazing story about recolonization of this stretch of beach just for the elephant seals. If you are interested, you can read the plaque that I have a picture of. Otherwise, just enjoy the seals, who are enjoying the sun, completely unaware ...
The Drive
... the road, and my sisters sleeping in the sly dimness of a cloudy morning. My second drive was down the coast. We left from San Francisco fairly early in the morning, and after some car drama (Thanks for insisting we get AAA dad!) I took off and got ...
Camping, Castle and beaches
This was 3rd camping trip to the Hearst Castle for Chelsea and I, 2nd for Augie and 1st for ...
Hearst Castle
Have you ever been to Europe and seen magnificent castles? Do you think that here in California there could be anything that could possibly be compared to a great castle built by a king? Well think again! Pictures coming soon. Here in California, there ...
Hearst's Castle
Amazing place, history and view... always wanted to see this, well worth the trip ...
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Day 4 Pacific Highway
The worst start to a day EVER!!! Woke up at 5am and tried to force myself back to sleep eventually got out of bed at twenty past 6. The nerves of picking up the car were starting to kick in. We had a shower and went down for our final free breakfast; ...
Carmel & San Simeon
... whilst I stroked its back. So cute. Now we were running late as we had to be at Hearst Castle at 3.20pm in San Simeon for a tour I'd booked. We set off down Highway 1 stopping for quick photos along the Big Sur, the part of California's coast ...