Another Day at the Biltmore Estate

A drizzly day didn't stop us today. By the afternoon the skies were clearing and we were able to get some more sightseeing in. We toured the Biltmore House and gardens today. We started our day with a big breakfast. If you haven't ever had the breakfast buffet at the Biltmore Inn, you haven't lived. The grits are about the best grits I have ever eaten. I know many of you aren't fan of grits so let me add that every thing was excellent. Everyone around here is so friendly, including the other guests. We have had wonderful conversation with couples from New York and New Jersey. We met a couple who are here celebrating their 35th anniversary and Asheville is where they came for their honeymoon. Three girlfriends are having the time of their life here and one of them gave us quite a laugh. The story is George Vanderbilt's newly married wife had never seen Biltmore. The words were never recorded of what she said when coming around the bend. The driver asked the ladies to give their ideas. One lady who was sitting in the back of the bus and had no clue to what she was going to see said, Oh s**t! The driver said, well maybe she said that, but she was a proper society lady, so probably not. Tomorrow, Roy has signed up to go segway riding for 2 1/2 hours around the estate. I will use that time to shop, read or take a nap...or maybe go back to the gardens. When we went back to the gardens this afternoon there were hardly any people there. I was able to take a lot of pictures without a lot of unknown people being in the pictures.



Mom and Dad Goose getting their little goslings across the street

Roses just began blooming last week

Monet type qualities

Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens...Sound of Music...not one of my fav movies

It was like this robin was posing for me. He had a big ol worm in his beak

It felt like the rapture had happened. No people

Our morning tour of the house

This place is usually teaming with people