Blogs from Biltmore Village, Asheville, North Carolina, United States, North America

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Day two…. We woke up early today excited to have a hot breakfast Hampton Inn style only to be disappointed. For some reason this Hampton Inn’s definition of a hot breakfast consists of fresh waffles, but microwaved pancakes, chicken biscuits and French toast. Not very hot and not very good. We were disappointed, but had a full day ahead of us, so we ate there anyways.At least the coffee was decent. We checked in at Biltmore, which was about a 10 minute drive from Flectcher. Very close and very convienent. Once we got past the front gates of the estate, it was another 2 mile drive thru the woods to get to the parking lot. In my mind, it was very Ireland-esque. You had tall trees, cobblestone bridges and lots of greenery…. All leading up to ... read more


So we made it to Ashville tired and hungry after our big walk in the Smokie’s but we made it to David Castro’s (couch-surfer) house and got on with making pie, beans and mash with gravy some nice home comfort food. Mr Castro was an interesting fellow; he was a TV writer and had written for such shows as Married with Children so over a bottle of red wine, he shared a lot of interesting stories with us. We watched some American football with him and it was good to understand the game a bit better. The next day we were both feeling better than we had in a while so we set out to explore Asheville; a really lovely town. We visited the farmers market and got some fresh vegetables for tea and then headed ... read more
Nice Bench
Old Building
Iron


Well the first snow this year was a doozy. 17" in Asheville and it knocked out electricity for a couple of weeks for some people. We lost power for 4 days, and our house is 50 feet from the main road of Patton Ave. This time we decided to stay at the gallery, with the dogs and cats. There is food, electricity and it was fun hanging out and watching the scenery. The Bohemian hotel was up and running all night through the snow, the bar was warm, cozy and well attended. I took the dogs out the next day before most people were up to run around the village and Biltmore Station. ... read more
Snow the next Morniing
Looking up the street
Bohemian Hotel




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