On our trip north for Thanksgiving vacation, we decided to take a mini vacation and visit Hearst Castle. We stayed in Cambria and had the best time! While visiting the castle, I was in awe over every facet! Although I’ve been there several times, as a child and adult, the grandness was not lost on me!
We ended up enjoying most of our day there and even took in the movie at the end of the tour giving great insight into William Randolph Hearst, as well as Julia Morgan, the architect who worked on the castle for 28 years. She was amazing and grand in her own right! My 4 year old has been loving playing with blocks and building, and she was really engaged during the 40 minute film. Maybe we have a future architect on our hands : )
As always, thanks for stopping by. Have a joyful, creative, blessing filled day!
Live creatively!
xoxo,
/c
Connie Hanks Photography 
16 responses to “Grand // Hearst Castle {Photo Challenge}”
What a grand Castle!
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It truly is! And funny enough, I just realized we took the “Grand Rooms Tour” : )
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Those blue walls are so striking!
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What beautiful photos, stunning and magical!
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Thank you : )
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I’ve been to Hearst but not at Christmas time. What lovely decorations and what lovely shots of them. Thanks for sharing.
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This was my first time during the holidays and it was definitely quite lovely : ) Thanks for stopping by and dropping a note!
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What an amazing place!
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It really is Elizabeth! If you’re ever in that neck of the woods (central coast of California), I highly recommend a visit! The surrounding areas are sublime!
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Stunning photos of a truly grand place.
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Some grandness here … I passed it many years ago, but never took time to visit. I regret that now. Money can buy grandness … of nearly anything. *smile Stunning photos, stunning entry.
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Thank you! Yes, if you ever get the chance again, definitely stop and take a tour! Next time we’re up there, I really want to do a sunset tour – I can only imagine those photos!!
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Connie, I’m sure you will be sharing them with us.
Truly stunning place … sometimes I get very mix feelings when I look at homes like that .. and then all the people that don’t have a home of their own.
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It looks fab…That blue room especially is very grand indeed! 🙂
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Thank you! And I agree – who wouldn’t love an indoor pool with gold inlaid details, roman sculptures, and 10′ diving platform : )
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Yes i think i’ll have 2 of them! 😀
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