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Los Angeles
LA is a city that’s not a city. Do NOT think NYC… if you don’t have a car, well… you aren’t going anywhere. Beverly Hills Hollywood Hollywood Blvd La Brea Tar Pits Magic Castle Melrose Ave Snw White Ctges Sunset Strip Warner Brothers Random Sites
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Roman Pool
Just as every tour began with the Neptune Pool, they all ended with The Roman Pool.
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Zebras
When Hearst Garden of Comparative Zoology closed, some animals went free range including Rocky Mountain elk, tahr goats, llamas, white fallow deer, Barbary sheep, sambar deer, and zebras which I caught grazing with the cattle!!!
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Designing the Dream Tour
One thing that was continually discussed on the tour was the architect of Casa Grande and cottages, Julia Morgan.
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Cottages and Kitchens Tour
Let’s just say, Mr. Hearst and I have VERY different definitions of the word cottage.
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Upstairs Suites
I wish I could remember more details…And again, CEILINGS!
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Grande Rooms Tour
My first of four tours was the Grand Rooms Tour. The scope and enormity are gobsmacking. There truly are no words. It is suggested for first time visitors, so I made sure I did it first. If you go from tour to tour, you will see I took a ton of pictures of the ceiling……
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Neptune Pool
Every tour started at The Neptune Pool so over the course of the day and four tours, I got lots of pictures and different angles.
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Casa Grande
Yes, that was William Randolph Hearst’s name for the main house… he also called the entire estate the ranch. My first picture of the day is the first picture, and you can see how the day got sunshinier. Every picture, every moment really was everything 17 year old Stephanie ever dreamed!
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Drive up to the Castle
Although I’ve heard stories of tourist being allowed to roam freely around the property, that was no longer the case in 2022, so in between every tour, I had to take the bus back to the center and back to Casa Grande, so that was four round trips! And did I take pictures!!! View of…
