Sunday, December 06, 2009

Biltmore at Christmas

Chris and I went to the Biltmore House in Asheville. I was nice to get away without the boys even though we missed them.


The House

I can't imagine living in the Biltmore House. You could probably live there for days without seeing others in your family. It must cost a fortune to heat and cool. I'm glad I'm not responsible for their electricity bill.


The front doors of the house

We went on the Candlelight Christmas tours. The house was beautiful. The fireplaces were on and the Christmas decorations were incredible.


Chris and I inside the music room

We couldn't take pictures inside the house. This picture was taken by Biltmore. They replace the large tree in the dinning room midseason. So they had just replaced it 3 days before our visit. According to the guide, they started putting it up at 4 am. 20 people worked to get the old tree undecorated and removed. Then they put the new tree up and redecorated it. They were finished by 10 am.


Outside the Biltmore at night


Chris at the Deerpark Restaurant

After the candlelight tour, we ate at the Deerpark Inn Restaurant. The food was amazing.




Kim outside the House

The next day we toured the grounds. Everything was decorated beautifully.

Outside the greenhouse

Inside the greenhouse

We went to the winery and did the Chocolate and Wine tour. It only proved the point that everything tastes better with chocolate.



View of the Biltmore House from the Inn at Biltmore

Christmas tree inside the Inn at Bitlmore


Fireplace at the Inn at Biltmore



Gingerbread House modeled after the Inn

There was also a gingerbread house that looked like the Biltmore. But it was inside the house so I couldn't take a picture out it.