The Stuck UPs. Historical and first building at Asilmor

the livingroom where I did wifi and relaxed;
had it all to myself!  

The common room in "Stuck Ups"

Accommodation in the historic building

The hallway from our corner room 

the yard and seating area 

The Phoebe Hearst Center and Reception

The Crocker Dining Hall

The Crocker dining hall interior

 
 
The book, JULIA MORGAN, Architect of Beauty, by Mark Anthony Wilson, with Photography by Monica Lee and Joel Puliatti, has been my guide to Julia Morgan's architectural tour in a pilgrimage made since I arrive in Berkeley, and stayed in her "Berkeley City Club.  This has also been the year she has been awarded the Pritzker Prize,(the first woman) post humously, so a wonderful moment to admire and celebrate her architecture.  I most recently visited Asilomar, in Pacific Grove, bordering the famous 17 mile drive of Pebble Beach.  Chapter 5, "To Refresh the Soul" features this "refuge by the sea", as its name implies. It was refreshing.  I chose to stay in the historical section, which is The Stuck ups(so named as the fist girls stayed in tents, and those who qualified as "staff" got to stay in this building,
and so were termed "the stuck ups". I found it all filled with early 20th century charm, not unlike Mohonk in New England.

Saw a deer on the property; warnings are
up on the boardwalk about cougars!


A view of the sea from the boardwalk,
which extends into a beach walk adjacent to
Pebble Beach
 

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