Chapter 724: Hearst Castle

Xiao Peng is definitely an activist. The two of them really had breakfast in Hearst Castle early the next morning. Well, they were actually sitting on the grass in the visitor center outside Hearst Castle eating bread.
All this can only be attributed to the huge size of Hearst Castle. To be precise, Hearst Castle is not just a castle, but more like a city!
It's not an exaggeration to say that, the more than 1,000 square kilometers of land here originally belonged to Old Hearst. What is the concept of more than one thousand square kilometers? To put it simply, the built-up area of ​​all the cities in China, only the Imperial Capital and the Magic Capital exceed 1,000 square kilometers. If there is no concept like this, well, it is equal to two Jinling built-up areas, or equal to three Qindao built-up areas added together, that is his site!
After arriving at San Simeon from Highway 1, there is a road called Hearst Road. From here on, all the land is Hearst’s private land. On both sides of Hearst Road, there was the Hearst Ranch back then. In fact, it is still a pasture today, planted with alfalfa. Xiao Peng saw that there were many cows lazily grazing here.
The entire range of Hearst Castle was surrounded by barbed wire, Xiao Peng could not see the edge at all. At the end of Hearst Road, a building with a red roof and white walls appeared in front of Xiao Peng, and that was a visitor to Hearst Castle. center.
The California government accepted Hearst Castle not as a display, but as a national park open to the public. Among all the national parks in the Star Stripes, Hearst Castle is the most expensive place for admission! 25 meters of gold for one visit! The most nonsense is that there are four different routes to visit here. That is to say, you need to visit Hearst Castle at least four times after you want to visit Hearst Castle. The ticket price is only 100 meters of gold, which is called money! Of course, there are also passes, but it takes at least four or five hours to visit the castle. This shows how big the castle really is.
Xiao Peng is definitely not in a hurry, so they bought a pass. However, because a European tour group entered in front, the two of them could only wait at the visitor center. There is a limit on the number of guests.
Emilia watched the video recording the castle architecture and Hearst’s life in the lobby studio, while Xiao Peng sat on the lawn at the entrance having breakfast, watching the scenery here.
"Xiao Peng, you can go in!" Emilia greeted Xiao Peng. Xiao Peng hurriedly boarded the tour bus with Amelia. It is really unusual to say that in the scenic area, the bus is used as a tour bus. But anyway, I can finally see this beautiful castle.
The tour guide is a local girl from San Simeon. She is not very old. She looks cute with freckles on her face. She looks full of vitality, and the explanation is interesting.
After entering the castle, Xiao Peng could understand how rich the Hirst family was back then. After all, it was not something that earned fifty thousand dollars a day. What? You said fifty thousand dollars a day is too little? Today, it makes a profit of 6.5 million US dollars every day! Who would dare to say he was less? Bill Gates would have to bow down to that era!
When he was within the scope of the castle, Xiao Peng was able to see the panoramic view of the entire Hearst Castle. There are not only castles, pastures, gardens, but also private airports, which directly reflect the past glory of the Hearst family.
Old Hirst had two major preferences in his life: wild animals and artworks. Today, wild animals are no longer seen, only the empty nests where these animals were kept in captivity in the past. But in the interior and exterior of the castle, you can see countless art treasures. Not to mention the various statues that can be seen everywhere outdoors, the indoor rooms are displayed with various valuable art collections: there are tapestries from the collection of King Louis XV of France, and there are hundreds of years in European aristocratic castles. The previous oil paintings, as well as the chairs moved from the ancient Italian churches, it is no exaggeration to say that an ornament and ornament that can be seen everywhere here has its extraordinary origins and high value.
Hearst Castle itself is an art museum.
The square and garden are one of the most beautiful parts of Hearst Castle. The statues here are all carved from pure white marble. Hearst Garden is famous for its beautiful flowers blooming all year round. After entering the castle, Xiao Peng and others followed the guide along the route to the restaurants. Each attraction is breathtaking. No wonder Hearst Castle still feels good value for money despite the expensive tickets.
Xiao Peng had never seen such a luxurious place in his life. And this was only the private residence of the Hearst family, which shows how rich the Hearst family was in that year!
And what impressed Xiao Peng the most in the entire Hearst Castle was neither the library with more than four thousand books and full of antiques, nor the Gothic office of Old Hearst, nor the largest private theater. , But two swimming pools:
One is the Poseidon Pool outside the castle. This is the finishing touch of the entire castle. The swimming pool is ancient Greek style, oval shape, about 100 square feet in area, all made of marble. On both sides of the swimming pool is the Temple of Poseidon, and the other side is the pyramid-shaped gatehouse of ancient Athens. All the marble columns beside the swimming pool are inlaid with relief works of Italian artists. And the four corners of the swimming pool are stone sculptures about the birth of Eros carved by French artists. The white marble is beautiful against the sky and the sea in the distance.
It is a pity that when Xiao Peng came there was no water in the pool, which made Xiao Peng regretful. Otherwise, he has to jump in and swim twice, which is called enjoyment!
However, compared with the Roman indoor pool at the back of the main building, this Poseidon pool is slightly inferior.
The entire ancient Roman-style indoor swimming pool can be said to be a gem of the entire castle! The bottom of the entire swimming pool is paved with gold mosaics with animal patterns. The entire swimming pool is inlaid with pure gold. The sky blue pool wall is matched with the roof of the golden fruit girl pattern, plus the gorgeous surroundings. The lighting and marble statues left a deep impression of extreme luxury and magnificence. From here, people can also deeply feel the glory of the Hearst family in the past.
Emilia was excited along the way: "Xiao Peng, take a picture over there, yes, this angle." "There is also that angle." "Xiao Peng, you have a good angle, and you can find the light very well. Okay, are you a professional photographer?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "It's just a hobby, but I also like painting, but I paint Chinese ink painting."
"Really?" Emilia was full of excitement after hearing this. "I must see your painting if you have a chance."
Xiao Peng nodded, "Okay, it's easy to tell."
Emilia took Xiao Peng's camera and looked at the photos taken inside: "Oh my god, it's so beautiful. I must find a place to draw all these photos."
"Okay, I will pass you a copy of all the photos I took when I look back." Xiao Peng smiled.
The two talked and laughed, and got on the tour bus on the return journey. After that day, they really didn’t know enough: "Emilia, are you hungry? Go to San Simeon for a big meal later!"
Emilia was a little embarrassed to hear this: "Well, I don't have much money. I haven't sold paintings to make money after I met you." Emilia insisted on AA system with Xiao Peng all the way. The gas bill is half for one person.
In fact, the AA system is not everywhere in foreign countries. If you are a friend who has just met, you will choose the AA system, but if you are an old friend, it must be who invited and invited. Especially when men and women are dating, it's all men treats.
However, like Xiao Peng and Emilia, traveling with each other is the first time they met, so it is not surprising to adopt the AA system.
Xiao Peng smiled and said: "In this way, let's change the way AA. Now I will pay the bill first and calculate what you owe me. In the future, you will have money. Just ask me to eat food at the same price."
The conscience of heaven and earth, Xiao Peng really has no other thoughts about Emilia, but if it is someone else, will he choose to go on the road by himself or choose to be accompanied by a beautiful woman? And Xiao Peng is a standard Chinese man, he is not used to the AA system with women. Isn’t it a matter of multiple chopsticks? How boring to be so clear?
After listening to this, Emilia thought for a long time and nodded: "Well, I have no other choice now, don't I? I will pay you back. I finally made up my mind to come out and take a look. I gave up the money."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "What a big thing, an extra knife and fork is just a small thing."
Emilia shrugged: "You said it easy. I don't care about money, I care about dignity."
"Okay, okay, strong woman, if you say it again, I can always charge you interest, right? Okay, hurry up and eat. You can't sell paintings hungry, right? Let's go, let's have a big meal !" Xiao Peng dragged Emilia away.
The tour bus returned to the visitor center, and the two went to the check-in area of ​​the visitor center to retrieve their luggage. Xiao Peng stretched his arms and said, "Let’s go, San Simeon is waving to us! I am starving too today. I am now Can eat a cow."
"Are you talking about a snail?" Emilia teased.
The two came to the parking lot together. Xiao Peng saw his motorcycle stunned in place: "Xiete, what's wrong with the tires?"
The front and rear wheels of his motorcycle were breathed out!
You should know that the tires used by the Indian Chief are vacuum tires commonly known as low-pressure tires, and they are all-steel radial vacuum wheels. They have a certain self-sealing ability. Even if they are punctured, they will last for a certain period of time before venting. The result is now good, and it has become a tire.
And at first glance, it was man-made, and the valve needle had been pried away. This is not the most annoying. The most annoying is that Xiao Peng wants to try to start the motorcycle, but he has no response!
Who did this thing?