Nouvel appartement Lake Merritt - Oakland janv 08

Et voici notre nouvel appartement qu'on a totalement ammenage, a part la cuisine.
On en est tres fiers, NOTRE PREMIER APPARTEMENT ENSEMBLE!! Assez annees 70-80 mais c'est ca qui est marrant.
Vous etes bien sur les bienvenus, on a un petit peu d'espace pour vous accueillir.
Bonne visite!
Je sais pas si vous aurez remarque sur la video, mais je trouve que je ressemble enormement a ma soeur la, non?

Ca c'est la cour de l'immeuble:

Visite guidee de l'appart en "3D":

carmel, monterey dec 07

On a fait la route des "17 miles drive", c'est une route qui fait 17 miles, comme son nom l'indique, payante, qui fait un magnifique tour entre le bord de mer et les terres a Carmel. Ca vaut vraiment le coups. C'est tres chic aussi avec terrains de golfe et superbes villas entourees de pins.

Mission a Carmel:

2 videos:

cote entre san simeon et monterey dec 07

Le cote est vraiment magnifique. On se croirait vraiment en Bretagne, meme le temps dites donc!

Video

Hearst Castle dec 07

Un peu d'histoire...et pour bosser votre anglais...
In 1865, George Hearst, a wealthy miner, purchased 40,000-acres of ranchland that included the Mexican Ranchos of Piedras Blancas, San Simeon and Santa Rosa. In 1919, his only son, William Randolph Hearst, inherited the land from his mother, Phoebe Apperson Hearst. By then the ranch had grown to encompass 250,000 acres.Originally known as "Camp Hill," its wilderness offered a place for family members and friends to "rough it" on camping trips. Despite elaborate arrangements with separate sleeping and dining tents, Hearst envisioned more comfortable accommodations. His simple instructions to famed San Francisco architect Julia Morgan in 1919: "Miss Morgan, we are tired of camping out in the open at the ranch in San Simeon and I would like to build a little something" Hearst and Morgan's collaboration was destined to become one of the world's greatest showplaces. As they were planning and constructing his dream home, Hearst renamed the rocky perch from which it rose "La Cuesta Encantada" - The Enchanted Hill. By 1947, Hearst and Morgan had created an estate of 165 rooms and 127 acres of gardens, terraces, pools and walkways. The estate's magnificent main house, "Casa Grande," and three guest houses are of Mediterranean Revival style, while the imposing towers of Casa Grande were inspired by a Spanish cathedral. The blending of the architectural style with the surrounding land, and Hearst's superb European and Mediterranean art collection, was so seamless that world-renowned architectural historian, Lord John Julius Norwich, was moved to say that "Hearst Castle is a palace in every sense of the word."

Charlie Chaplin a beaucoup joue sur ces terrains de tennis.