The last day of June proved to be a great day for a road trip. I am please to report that this year I didn't get lost on the way home. For some reason finding the Biltmore House is easier then finding my way home, but I digress. Anne-Grete, Ceclia and I hit the road early so we would be able to spend a full day on the grounds at Biltmore House.
I absolutely love coming here. This is my 6th trip (maybe more, I don't remember) and it gets better with each visit. There is always something new to see and remember. I've taken the "behind the scene" tour on my last trip but this time I followed the girls through the main tour. We didn't rent headphones but reviewed the booklet as we walked through the house.
This is the main entrance where all the tours start.
I was able to drop the girls off in front of the Biltmore so they waited for me to park the car in the food court area which was formally the court for the horse stables.
The house was packed with people and the wait to move through the rooms was long. I think the biggest problem is people bringing small children through the tour. As nice as it is, the Biltmore house itself is no place to take small children although there is plenty of activities to do on the grounds.
I tried to sneak off a couple of pictures inside the house but I got busted when the flash went off. Call it a blond moment!
We finally made it to the veranda with the most beautiful scenic overlook. See how exhausted we look and we only went through four rooms.
The view from the veranda!
After the house tour was complete we moved on to the terrace gardens. Being the sharp photographer that I am, this is the only picture I have of all that beauty!
I did manage to take a few pictures in the green house. If only my plants would look so good!
Not a bad picture of Ceclia, I'm glad she didn't stick out her tongue as she often does. She just loves having her picture taken!
Only our way to the winery I spotted this love scene of cows on a hillside. Since it is my dream to paint a picture of "landscape with cows" I turned the car around and took this picture to paint!
We toured the winery and enjoyed the wine tasting and i must say the the Biltomre wines are really very good. Anne-Grete treated and bought a few bottles of the rosé wine. After the wine tasting we ate lunch in the Bistro.
Once again Cecelia puts and her happy face for a picture!
This is what happens when you prompt her to smile!
No comments:
Post a Comment