Biltmore, The Grove Park Inn, Gingerbread Houses

Biltmore House. 250+ rooms, 43 bathrooms, 34 bedrooms, 65 fire places, and 11 million bricks...the house alone covers 4 acres of space (173,844 bytes)House with the fountain in front. (151,501 bytes)Gargoyles on the house (75,684 bytes)The view with one's back to the house (289,523 bytes)A couple of visitors! (172,246 bytes)
A viewing area (181,116 bytes)Miss D (130,939 bytes)Miss F (120,866 bytes)
Interior of the green house. An amazing array of plants. (137,902 bytes)More of the green house (144,632 bytes)Nice Portrait! (318,259 bytes)Orchid in the hot house (97,783 bytes)An aisle in the cool house (167,900 bytes)
Another aisle (221,571 bytes)Fabulous orchid in the hot house (184,865 bytes)A good reference on how tall the green house really is (297,949 bytes)Cool house aisle (112,276 bytes)A very unusual orchid (207,629 bytes)
Perfect photo op! (294,028 bytes)An ecological niche within a niche (105,229 bytes)The Grove Park Inn in Ashville....pool and view (362,081 bytes)Water fall just outside the spa at Grove Park Inn (314,507 bytes)Interior water garden at Grove Park (312,574 bytes)
Wonderful food in a cozy atmosphere (169,664 bytes)The Grove Park Cafe...... (326,613 bytes)Panoramic view from the terrace at the Grove Park Inn (265,685 bytes)Gingerbread House competition on display at Grove Park (315,902 bytes)Gingerbread House competition (272,691 bytes)
Gingerbread House competition (319,186 bytes)Gingerbread House competition (289,638 bytes)One of my favorites at the gingerbread house competition (274,457 bytes)Gingerbread House competition (257,546 bytes)Gingerbread House competition (182,888 bytes)
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