We Love Asheville!

Dave and I took a week off and traveled to Asheville, North Carolina. Usually the garden keeps us here, but Dave worked it out so we could get away.

I have to sum up the trip: art, food, and lots of walking. So much fun!

We found on Trip Advisor this lovely apartment located in South Asheville that was close to everything! I didn’t take pictures of the inside, but here is a link to lots of pictures. If you travel to Asheville and need a nice place to stay, we highly recommend it.

Dave and I had both been to Asheville many years ago, but not together. We were really looking forward to sharing the experience. One of the places I didn’t see on previous trip to this area was the Biltmore. It’s a lovely home steeped in history and also has some lovely gardens. We even took the Butler’s Tour to see more of the house.

The Biltmore

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A view from the Biltmore.

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And the gardens

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Outside the conservatory

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But there was so much more to see in Asheville. We also checked out the Asheville Art Museum.

Asheville Art Museum

This metal sculpture was pretty unbelievable!

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We can’t go on vacation without dropping by a farmer’s market or two.

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The Mast General Store was really neat. I’ll show you tomorrow one of my finds.

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Woolworth Walk with their soda fountain – just like the one I remember!  Besides the food, there was lots of art to see and buy.

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And the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Blue Ridge Parkway

And food – lots of choices. We did lots of eating. Here was my plate from Chai Pani, one of the Indian restaurants downtown. Yum!

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Tomorrow I’ll share some of the art and hopefully some inspiration.