central coasting
S. and I took advantage of America's strange ritual of turkey slaughter and strip-mall invasions to make our way down the coast to Morro Bay, known for Morro Rock, which apparently, on the other side, looks like a Moor:
...and which is also located a mere half-hour drive from Hearst Castle, the enormous compound which William Randolph Hearst -- newspaper tycoon, scourge of marijuana, and inspiration for Citizen Kane -- built as a base/lair/summer-home early last century:
He was clearly a man fond of swimming. This is the indoor pool:
...and this is the outdoor:
I liked Hearst's habit of decorating his compound with random statues:
...and, well, just a general imperial feel:
Speaking of empires in decline:
alas. In their defense, though,
...the sign was widely ignored.
...and which is also located a mere half-hour drive from Hearst Castle, the enormous compound which William Randolph Hearst -- newspaper tycoon, scourge of marijuana, and inspiration for Citizen Kane -- built as a base/lair/summer-home early last century:
He was clearly a man fond of swimming. This is the indoor pool:
...and this is the outdoor:
I liked Hearst's habit of decorating his compound with random statues:
...and, well, just a general imperial feel:
Speaking of empires in decline:
alas. In their defense, though,
...the sign was widely ignored.