Today was a day that Chris has been waiting a few years for, and it did not disappoint. The Biltmore House is amazing! The largest house in North America. The 5 floors (3 above ground, 2 below) cover over 4 acres!
Sorry, no inside pictures. They wouldn't allow photography and for once I behaved myself.
Too many details to discuss here, but it is hard to imagine something like this being built to the same standards today in only 6 years. The house was designed by the leading architect of the day Richard Hunt and the gardens were designed by Frederick Olmsted, the guy that designed Central Park. The gardens are amazing and cover acres and acres.
The greenhouses were built first so they could get a head start to propagate the millions of plants and trees placed on the property.
The original property comprised over 185,000 acres. The views from the house are amazing!
We left the House and drove a few miles on the estate to Antler Hill where they had an Inn and a number of small stores. This was where their original dairy was located. We walked down a long tunnel in the old dairy...............
............and came to their wine tasting room. Well this was a first for me!! Picture me swirling the various wines, sniffing it for the aroma and then swishing it around in my yap to experience the bursting taste!!! hahahahahaha quite a mental picture!!
By the way, after all was said and done, I still prefer the "pink shit". Still have a $2.99 WalMart bottle of it in the fridge. Geez, makes me want to rush to the fridge, get a hoyty toyty glass and pour myself a shot!!
We will definitely have to return, both to the Biltmore House and the beautiful city of Asheville. A definite highlight on a trip full of highlights.
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