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Article #208Re: California dining advice needed.
From: Tim May
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 02:07
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 02:07
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In article <fMfUb.983$AI1.627@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com>, Simon Belmont <123@abc.xyz> wrote: > "Todd Michel McComb" <mccomb@medieval.org> wrote > > 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. > > After seeing a few exterior pictures of the "castle" and all its auxillary > buildings I must agree with you: the place is train-wreck. straight up. Your opinions from _photographs_ are a silly basis for judgment. > > At the same time it might be cool see it for myself to dissect what all > the fuss comes from. I suspect it is mostly a source of pride for CA. My, aren't you just precious?! > > I may give a drive-by to decide if I want to go inside (assuming the > hordes of visitors haven't filled up the guest tours) and check it out. Even the generally-aware who have not been there know that you don't get to do a "drive-by." Buses take visitors up to the castle. With your attitude I recommend you just take the I-5 route you originally planned to take. --Tim May
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