The Vikingsholm at Lake Tahoe, California

IT'S A CASTLE IN A JUNGLE ..

The Vikingsholm.

The house we are renting in Lake Tahoe was magnificent, though not as pretty as The Vikingsholm, surprisingly well appointed like a model home, comfortable and has everything we need for a weekend getaway. It sleeps 12 people, 5 beautiful bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, plus a sofa sleeper downstairs for 2 extra guests..... Four of us took a walk around the neighborhood, smell the pines while checking out other cabins from outside....a wooden bear hanging outside on the second floor peeking in the window. There are 9 of us on this trip. Andre and Cameron drove off to get us breakfast the first morning.

They came back with bags of sausage-egg-muffin. They didn't last very long for the moment the bags landed on the marble top kitchen counter, we were ready to eat. The day before I had made a pot of pork rendang, strawberry and nectarine cobblers. Mason had brought his home-made cake (banana with poppy seed). Everyone agreed we'll save them for dinner tonight. We had brought so much food for dinner that night that we were able to use the leftovers for breakfast and a picnic lunch for 9 of us on our second day.

About 10 am we were heading out for a hike. Destination: Emerald Bay..... a beautiful section of Lake Tahoe. It's also famous because of the historic tea house that was once used to entertain the guests at the Vikingsholm. The teahouse sits on top of a little island in the bay across the water from the Vikingsholm castle which was built in 1929. Unfortunately, the tea house got burned down by fire. This unique home is worth visiting when you are in Tahoe.

For the story of Vikingsholm please click here.

Don't forget to bring $7 in cash (exact change only) for the parking fee. There is an envelope on site where you can deposit the money. The hike down to the Emerald Bay is about 2 miles. You will find some mountain springs along the hike where you can have a splash to cool off. There weren't that many people in the park, for the hike can be tasking for some people. The Vikingsholm is sitting beautifully on the beach of the Emerald Bay, facing it's its little friend tea house, a canoe away.....

Tahoe Queen.


There was a few boaters near the teahouse island. It's very pleasant sitting by the daisy field watching boats passing by....... including the famous Tahoe Queen that stops in front of the Vikingsholm every 30 minutes or so.