Re: California dining advice needed.

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From: Todd Michel McComb
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 23:43

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In article <fbfUb.18856$GB7.4058@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com>,
Simon Belmont <123@abc.xyz> wrote:
>I've heard a number of recommendations here to visit Hearst Castle.
>Is the estate's grandeur not attributed to its intent to bring in
>visitors?

Hearst really lived there, so it wasn't about attracking gawkers,
but it _was_ about vanity.  There are some interesting pieces there,
and some interesting historical anecdotes, but the overall aesthetics
of the place is simply awful: totally garish, with way too many
pieces put together haphazardly, no overall theme or broader design
symbiosis, etc.  It's about as trashy as millions and millions of
dollars of architecture and art can be.  Still, it *is* an experience,
and the surrounding countryside is very nice.

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From: mccomb@medieval.org (Todd Michel McComb)
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Subject: Re: California dining advice needed.
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