What's new at The Loft - Episode 112

Spring Break in Asheville, NC - Part 2

What says spring more that beautiful flowers!  On our recent visit to The Biltmore Estate in beautiful Asheville, NC we had the pleasure of being able to see their gardens in full preparation mode for their Spring Festival which was to start just two weeks later.  I took so many pictures of the gardens that I could do several posts on them but for this one I thought I would share just some of photos taken on my iPhone.

Flowers being grown inside the conservatory

These photos and lots lots more were taken over a two day period because we only had a short amount of time to tour the gardens after going through the house and we had reservations for a carriage ride later that afternoon. Unfortunately our carriage ride was rained out for the first day so we went to Antler Hill late in the afternoon and looked around the shops and museums where the Biltmore Estate Winery is. Check out my super8 video on what the family thought of our first day.

Hope you enjoyed Day 2 in Asheville.  Your comments are always welcome so feel free to drop me a note and let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by and come back soon.

What's new at The Loft - Episode 111

Spring Break in Asheville NC - Part 1

After considering several places to go this year for our spring vacation, we decided on Asheville, NC.  We had never been there before and were amazed at how much Asheville had to offer for the whole family.  

We were so looking foward to the trip that even 12 1/2 hours in the car didn't dampen our enthusiasm. We managed to arrive in Asheville a little after 10 pm and after checking into our hotel, we went out for something to eat.  Luckily we had three restaurants right across the street.

(Despite the long drive, Ray and Cassidy were very happy to be in Asheville)

(A very tired Ashlyn waiting for her food)

The next morning we headed out to the Biltmore Estate, unfortunately we got a little lost...

(Ray getting directions)

but we finally arrived at The Biltmore Estate

(A view from the back patio)

Unfortunately we could not take pictures inside the house, but I took lots of photos of the gardens.  But before we headed to the gardens, we decided to have some lunch in the restaurant that was once the stables.  In fact our table was in what was once a horse stall.

(Photo's while waiting for the food to come)

We had a wonderful rotisserie chicken breast with mashed potatoes and a mix of sauteed zuchinni and squash.  We were so hungry and the food was so good, that we had almost finished eating before I remembered to take a photo of the dishes.

 We also indulged ourselves on some delicious peanut butter pie for dessert.

I have so many more pictures to share so come back for Part 2 and see more of the beautiful Biltmore Estate and the rest of Asheville, NC.  As always your comments are welcome so feel free to drop me a line and tell me what's on your mind.  Thanks for stopping by and come back soon.