An unexpected 3 day weekend snuck up on us so what did that mean??? Not an extra day to do chores and spend time at home, but a daycation of course. So on Saturday, November 10th we loaded up the car and headed to Ashville, NC. Our first stop was the Biltmore Estate. I had been years since I last visited this place and it was the first time for Oscar and Savannah. Lucky for us they had just finished putting up all the Christmas decorations. We didn't go inside the home at this time since we would be returning after dinner to walk through during the candlelight tour. Instead we walked around the grounds, visited the shops, and had lunch in the old stables.
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| outside the estate |
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| at the little farm |
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| Savannah now asks almost daily for a horse for Christmas (I agree, we need one.) |
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| chasing the rooster |
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| she obviously doesn't share my strong dislike/fear of chickens |
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| "oh darn! another dead end!" |
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| she made it!! |
Because Oscar planned this trip last minute, they're were no available rooms at the Biltmore Inn. So instead we stayed at the Grove Park Inn. They, too, were already decorated for Christmas but unfortunately, the gingerbread exhibit didn't start for another week. We returned to the estate for dinner and finally made it into the house around 8:20 pm. We thought surely Savannah would pass out but she most certainly did not. In fact, she managed to stay awake until after 10:00 that night. Apparently she adapts to vacations quite easily.
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| views outside our room |
Surprisingly the drive took right around 3 hours which made this an ideal daycation. Plus it was a great way to kick off the Christmas festivities!
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