Happy Tuesday!
How was everyone’s weekend?
I got to call this place home for a few days and boy was it amazing! We stayed at The Inn on the Biltmore grounds which is a 5-star, 4-Diamond resort.
We began Thursday night with a quiet evening enjoying drinks
& a view!
Check out the pretty rainbow that decided to join us!
Friday morning I woke up early and did something I’ve always
wanted to do, I went on a horse backing riding tour! The tour took us
throughout the grounds where we got to see the luscious gardens and horse
trails.
We also came out of the woods to see the west façade of the
house, it was breath taking!
Following my horseback riding tour we did a private tour of
the wine production facilities for the Biltmore winery.
I KNOW. This was right up my alley and I enjoyed every
minute of it. It was so informational and I learned A TON about wine
production.
We were able to see the storage and cooling facilities,
along with the actual production tanks.
After the fabulous tour we enjoyed a private wine tasting of
the exclusive Biltmore Reserve wines as well as the more popular Biltmore brand
wines.
Friday night we were able to enjoy a delicious dinner that
included grilled ice berg lettuce with caesar dressing and parmesan cheese
accompanied with a yummy and piping hot french onion soup!
Saturday was really cool; we went to The Biltmore house and
took in its beauty! Here are some fast facts about the Biltmore Estate. It was
built 1889 – 1895 and designed by Richard Morris Hunt & Frederick Law
Olmstead (Olmstead also designed The Mall in Washington, DC!) It is the largest
privately owned house in the US and comes in at a whopping 176,000 sq. There
are a ton of crazy facts but the one that stuck out the most was that there are
43 bathrooms, yes 43!!
The grounds are beautiful, with gardens and hidden walkways
all over.
I then did a private Architects Tour that took me through
the house and out onto the rooftop! From here we had amazing views of the
grounds and of the house!
A fun fact, one of the many movies that were filmed here is
the 1994 hit starring Macaulay Culkin as Richie Rich!
It was a perfect and relaxing weekend!
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