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Hearst Castle - A Photographic Tour Part 3

I must confess something. The fact that I am posting this trip nearly 6 months after the fact has proven to be an arduous task. I simply have a tough time recalling the names of the rooms we have seen and the other details that the guide had shared with us.

Hence, I'd let the photos just speak. I'll give you as much information as my feeble brain had retained and of course there's always google to the rescue as well.

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This is how we got in around the back.

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The dining room.
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Across the dining room I fancied this lighting fixture.
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The Doge's suite.
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Hearst's office.
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Marion Davies' bedroom. Marion was the companion and the hostess at the ranch. She was also a movie star - haven't seen old movies so I wouldn't recognize her.
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Hearst's bedroom - opposite Marion Davies' bedroom in the upper floor.
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Detailing on the ceiling of Hearst's bedroom.

TO BE CONTINUED.............
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  1. AlexandraMay 21, 2011 5:05 PM

    I think the word sumptuous just about describes Hearst castle. Or maybe, opulent? Hmmm...definitely along those lines...as in, how the other half live. :)

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  2. UnknownMay 22, 2011 10:50 AM

    California??? I thought this was real before checking the previous posts! :-)

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  3. thepinaysolobackpackerMay 22, 2011 7:37 PM

    OMG! ang ganda! makes me dream I'm a royal! hehe
    I've always wanted to see real castle, when I wnet to Ipoh, i saw one, but its empty. this one is like the one;s in the movie. amazing!

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  4. GinnieMay 22, 2011 11:00 PM

    Now you know why I have spent the last month and a half working so fervously on my Norway images, Maria! If you don't get at them right away, you 'lose' them! Anyway, you've still done a great job and they DO speak for themselves. They're reminding me of the Biltmore House in NC, as I have already mentioned previously.

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  5. arabesqueMay 23, 2011 7:11 AM

    haha, i have that same dilemma too, i easily remember and forget the fotos i took. ^0^

    these are lovely fotos, one would almost be surprised it's in California. ^-^

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  6. Irredento UrbanitaMay 23, 2011 8:05 AM

    It was a trip to the past. I felt that.

    Regards

    Valery

    Barcelona Daily Photo

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  7. bwMay 23, 2011 8:17 AM

    majestic ! Not sure I can live in such a large house ;)

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  8. LouisMay 23, 2011 10:28 AM

    This is quite a place.

    What I do: always get an xtra folder of a place or I take xtra pictures of sign boards and such that explain stuff. You must see what my Greece collection of pictures looks like :-)

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  9. KayniMay 23, 2011 11:19 AM

    my favorite is the office. if i have an office like that, i'll probably love working.

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  10. D@phne L@ur@May 23, 2011 7:29 PM

    Wow such luxurious dwellings. I wonder how many household staff were hired to maintain such a huge place. It's good that everything is still in pristine condition! Kudos to them.

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  11. AkselMay 24, 2011 3:47 AM

    More WOW - Facinating that some people would live in a building like that....

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  12. Pietro BrosioMay 24, 2011 10:41 PM

    Really wonderful, great details!

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  13. WilMay 30, 2011 8:42 PM

    Nice castle! I like the dining room. :D

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