Today was our grand tour of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. The Estate belonged to George Washington Vanderbilt, heir to the Vanderbilt family fortune.
The Biltmore mansion, more of a chateau, really, is the largest private home in the United States. It has over 250 rooms on over 125,000 acres. The beautiful home is surrounded by a thick forest, all planted especially for the Vanderbilt home. It is still owned by the Vanderbilt family today.
The tour was a lot more interesting than we had supposed, and we all (even Wyatt) enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. We had a lunch on the Estate, which was a fresh, gourmet buffet, and after concluding or tour of the home we headed for the extensive gardens.
Late afternoon, we meandered back to our car and headed to a few stores in up-town Asheville. We lunched on leftovers in the parking lot, played some frisbee, and headed back to our hotel.
Tomorrow, we'll see downtown Asheville, and then head towards Virginia.
Jane
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So when are more pics heading our way?
We'll see.
People should read this.
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