Well it was supposed to be the trip to see one of the wonders of America--Yellowstone. As luck would have it for this Noah and his crew....It rained and rained and washed out the roads in Yellowstone Park. So our tour was cancelled 9 days before we were to leave and that started a scramble to find a place to go for 5 energetic people. After 3 way conference calls between Houston and Baltimore, we settled on the Biltmore and Asheville, NC.
A brief history is in order at this point; the area south of Ashville, NC was settled by George Vanderbilt(grandson of Cornelius) in the late 19th century. He bought a large estate which was to become the Biltmore Estate as a single man in his mid 20's and built this magnificent home. He actually was married here and together built a family and a major gathering spot for the wealthy of the era. His descendants live. manage and work the property.
The city of Asheville has become somewhat of a mecca for the arts and foodies. The most recent James Beard awards choose a Ashville Indian restaurant as its number 1 for the year. I would describe Asheville as the Santa Fe of the east coast for my Texas friends.
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