8th April Stopped off at Hearst Castle on the way to San Francisco - William Randolph - as in the paper mogul. What an estate he had! WR hosted many spectacular parties in his day with guests such as Bette Davis, Clarke Gable, Greta Garbot etc., flying them in on his private plane to his own air strip. There are three guest houses, an underground swimming pool (as well as the standard ground level), tennis courts, movie theatre with the main house Casa Grande containing 38 bedrooms and 41 bathrooms (119 rooms in total). WR didn't start building this extravaganza until he was 60 (his mother wouldn't let him as she thought he would go overboard - ya think?). We hope you enjoy the photos we took. We certainly enjoyed the tour!
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