Hearst Castle Trip

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During my Spring Break back in March, I went to visit Hearst Castle with my friend, Lawrence (now boyfriend). I don't know why I am blogging about the trip now, since I went there on March 31, 2005.

It took us about 3 hours to drive there. The drive was fun, but so much dead bugs on the windshield! We can literally see them getting squashed, but couldn't avoid them. When we arrived at the castle, Lawrence even took pictures of the dead squashed bugs.

The castle had five different tours available. We took the first one out of the five because it was recommended for first time tourists. A bus took us up to the castle, as it was set atop the mountains. During the tour, I couldn't help but notice how much the entire place resembled the castle from Harry Potter (yes, I am a Harry Potter fan). The last place we saw was the huge indoor pool. It was so beautiful! The mosaic tiles were made of genuine gold pieces. The tour guide said, "Yes, you are stepping on gold." The entire tour took about an hour. Then again, it really was about 30 minutes, because we stopped often to take pictures or admire the scenery.

My friend, Erik, also came to the trip. We stayed over at his house for the night since he lived close to the castle (actually, his school is near it). He made us a very nice Japanese meal which included unagi (my favorite) and sukiyaki. We watched "The Grudge" that night. I had wanted to watch it with them because it was suppose to be scary. However, Erik and Lawrence were trying to lighten the mood by making fun of every scene and predicting the events. In the end, I didn't feel scared at all. Afterwards, we watched "Harold and Kumar" (White Castle), and it was SO hilarious. I didn't want to watch it at first because I thought it was going to be a 'stupid' show. It did turn out to be stupid, but also very funny. The characters all said the right things at the right time to make it stupidly funny. Bottom line is --- it worked.

By the time we went to bed, it was already around 4:30 in the morning. Unfortunately, I got the attack of the giggles, and couldn't sleep. I was giggling so much, I woke up Erik and Lawrence (not that they were actually asleep). They suggested that I take melatonin because it's suppose to help me fall asleep. Eventually I passed out, but I don't know whether it was because I was too tired from giggling or the melatonin took its effect.

Over all, the trip was a lot of fun. Now I want to go backpacking in Europe because my friend, Michelle, is there now and having so much fun. Too bad I still have to suffer through finals, and five weeks of summer school before I can do anything close to fun. Then again, I might end up finding a summer job.