The weather was quite warm as we toured the vast Biltmore estate ( current residence of the descendants of the Vanderbilt financial empire. No pictures allowed inside, so we just have exterior shots, but you can see some professional pics on the official website; www.biltmore.com/
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| Our first night in Asheville and dinner in a local Jamaican Bistro |
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| Our morning coffee delivered to our room in this handy "coffee caddy" at the 1900 Inn on Montford www.innonmontford.com/ |
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| Vanderbilts summer home - Biltmore - designed by Richard Hunt |
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| 250 rooms in total - completed in 1895 |
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| Gardens designed by Fredric Olmstead Estate grounds are 125,000 acres |
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| Bamboo! - growing on the Biltmore grounds |
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| This is Allie Cat - mistress of the Inn on Montford |
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| Rooms at 1900 Inn on Montford |
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| Fran and Allie enjoying the morning light |
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| Lots of room for guests to enjoy an evening breeze on warm summer nights |
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| Front Porch and Allies favourite chair |
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| See!!! |
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| The Long and Winding Road thru the Appalachians |
