Kathy & I are at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC celebrating our 42nd anniversary. I’ve been joking that this is quite an upgrade from our honeymoon in Gatlinburg, TN. 😉
We did an early morning guided house tour on Monday and have a few days of exploring planned, including taking in their Leonardo Davinci exhibit on Wednesday. I’ve taken a few photos so far, including this one of the Biltmore House from The Lagoon, a spot along the French Broad River.
Happy anniversary, you crazy kids!
Thank you, Jeff. Looks like you’re getting an early taste of winter.
HAPPY 42Nd! Enjoy your trip!
Thank you, Cathy!
Congratulations you two! Enjoy your time there as well as the next 42 years. I have never heard of this place so I looked it up and found it very interesting. Looks like a beautiful place.
There is a lot of history here. It would be easy to mis-characterize this place as a tribute to the excess of the wealthy, but George & Edith Vanderbilt veered from the typical path of the elites of the time, building strong ties with the community, respecting and supporting their workers and generally creating an environment I wish we would see more of today. George was a supporter of making life better, both for himself and for his workers. He would not be sending rockets to Mars. 😉
Congratulations! 42 years definitely shows perseverance – and quite some skills to keep marriage alive.
Kathy is a very tolerant partner to have stuck with me all these years. It ain’t the good looks or the money, so it must be the charming personality. 🙂