We arrived in Califonia a few days ago and we are staying to a very pretty RV Park in Indio which is about a 17 miles outside of Palm Springs. It is a very nice to stay.
Today we visited Palm Springs, which is a city in the Sonaran Desert California. Its know for its hot springs, hotels, golf courses and spars. It is surrounded by the Coahella valley which offeres many outdoor activities. It is also the home to many Hollywood stars who have had vacation homes in this area.
It is a very tidy city proctected by huge mountains.
There are Palm tress everywhere however there is only one particular Palm that is native to the area they many other varities of Palms have been introduced.
We opted for the Legends and Icons Tour. It included historic homes , landmarkes, The Rat Pack Hideaway and so much more. This home was build in 1962 and was to be the venue for Elvis Presley's wedding however, because of the media histeria he and Prescilla high tailed it in Frank Sinatra's plane to Las Vegas. They married at the Aladdin Hotel.
Another Hollywood Star, Leonardo DiCaprio owned this home.
We saw many homes who had been owned in the past such as Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor when she was married to Richard Burton, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, Lucille Ball, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore and list goes on. We finally got to see inside Robert Stack's home named Casa de Monte Vista. He played Elliot Ness in the Untouchables. He was also married to the same woman until his death. In its day it was the venue for many of the rich and famous. The grounds are beatufully maintained.
It has an outdoor pool.
With a huge outside bar area.
The home is still used for photo shoots such as for the film Behind the chandelier
This chandelier used to be at the entry to Liberace's home. It now sits in the growns of Robert Stack's home.
Following are photos of the many celerberities who frequented during the this period of time.
Here is a vintage Rolls Royce.
The mountains are all much higher than anything we have in Australian.
They also have the largest windfarm we have ever seen. There are 2,700 all together.
Cheers,
Ross and Beverley
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