One great, one not so
Hearst Castle was just wonderful -- the original artwork, the architecture, the location. What a wonderful place and a National Treasure.
Interesting that the architect was
Julia Morgan the first
woman architect in California. She started her career with a Degree in Civil Engineering, studied in France and settled in San Francisco. Two of her buildings survived the 1906 earthquake with minimal damage which brought her to the attention of a lot of people, Hearst among them.
The tour was wonderfully done -- very knowledgeable guide and there were only about 50 in our group so it wasn't just a shuffle from one point to another. Spent about 90 minutes on the grounds.
The forge in town used to be a blacksmiths shop but was now an arts gallery. Nice stuff but not what I was expecting...
Posted by DaveH at July 9, 2010 6:08 PM