Orchid Inn San Simeon

... on Friday. Drove<br>to the Hearst Castle entrance, pretty sure we had to pay to drive up to<br>it so we headed back to the motel to wash the car with Rich's boxers<br>and America's fairy liquid, didn't really make much difference! Went<br>back to Cambria for dinner then home to repack everything that had been<br>spread out through the car ready for returning it on Friday.<br><br>

... that we did not get the smell which sometimes is quite strong.<br> Just a bit further north and we came to the Piedras Blancas lighthouse. Established in 1875, this is still a working lighthouse. Tours can be arranged through the BLM office on Hwy. 1, but this time we just took pictures. We continued up, with Highway 1 climbing and becoming more narrow and curvy as we headed up to Big Sur. We didn't make it all the way there, as we ...

... was out and I was shooting pics. <br> As the sun went down in the cloud streaked sky, the temperatures quickly dropped. We made our way back to the town of Morro, stopping for fish and chips at Giovanni's Fresh Fish Market. Mom insisted she was really hungry so we each placed an order, although I told her we could share (I have eaten here before). You get five big pieces of cod in a batter that is enough there to let you ...

... the Santa Lucia mountains along the dramatic coastline. The sea was really rough and we saw some massive waves, crashing against the rocky shoreline.It took us hours just to travel the 100 mile route, we must of stopped off about twenty times! We had lunch halfway down at the Whale Watchers Cafe, but sadly didn't spot any whales. <br><br>Just towards the end of the drive, we came across a number of cars parked alongside a beach. We decided to stop and ...

... around the area has been booked out for months. So we are best off driving about 45 minutes south to Cambria. <br><br>Oh my... it looks like we are really getting ahead of schedule quickly... and we got &#8220;jaded&#8221; out of Big Sur. We were still doing very well with the daylight (it was about 5pm), so we quickly decided to just head down to the Hearst San Simeon State Park, where we knew there were campgrounds (although we did not know if they ...

... grauenhaft etwas halbwegs Günstiges zu finden, das nicht aussieht wie im Rotlichtmilieu. Dank Sewy , der mich glücklicherweise überredet hat nach den ersten paar Versuchen noch weiter zu fahren, ist uns ein Zimmer im Tenderloin erspart geblieben. Wir sind, ohne es zu wissen, in der angeblich schlimmsten Gegend für Touristen gewesen...das wäre sicher interessant geworden ...

... boys but hell it was only lunchtime! Absolute succulent meaty goodness basted in homemade BBQ sauce. HELLO.<br><br>Crowbarred our guts back into the car and on slightly busier roads found our way to Santa Barbara which is gorgeous. Palm tree lined promenade beautiful hotels and houses and a great pier which we walked down and had a brewski in a dedicated crab restaurant. Tanks of live crabs full to the top. One of the problems with being such foodies and coming to ...

... Julia Morgan, a ranch home overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the small town of San Simeon, CA. As a child traveling in Europe with his mother, Hearst had gained a real appreciation for art and architecture. To that end, the ranch home eventually became a project to build a Mediterranean Italian Renaissance village.<br><br>In 1947, when he left to move permanently into the LA area, Hearst declared the project &#8220;half done.&#8221;<br><br>While the Hearst family has ...

... br>left and right. The town of Solvang is a Danish culture community with<br>many shops, bakeries, and art galleris. The town's buildings are built<br>in the design which is set to remind you of Denmark. We visited one of<br>the bakeries here and sampled some of their delicious pastries and did<br>some shopping. We then headed on to Santa Barbara and walked along the<br>ocean and pier, Santa Barbara is a very pretty location.