{"id":2541,"date":"2014-04-21T20:36:42","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T00:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.23\/wordpress\/blog\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2018-04-07T16:56:15","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T20:56:15","slug":"easter-at-the-biltmore-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2014\/04\/21\/easter-at-the-biltmore-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter at the Biltmore Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Easter Dinner, we drove 2 hours from Nicki&#8217;s place to Asheville, North Carolina to dine at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biltmore.com\/\">Biltmore Estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We toured the estate and gardens after the meal. \u00a0We were not allowed to take pictures inside, but the Biltmore web site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biltmore.com\/visit\/biltmore-house-gardens\/biltmore-house\">has plenty of pictures here<\/a>. \u00a0It was interesting to see the architecture, decor and sheer\u00a0opulence that 179,000 square feet provides. \u00a0For me, I&#8217;d prefer a little log cabin in the woods.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2541 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05742.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05742-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05742-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05742-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05742-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2549'>\n\t\t\t\tWe posed for the obligatory souvenir photo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05679.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05679-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05679-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05679-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05679-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2550'>\n\t\t\t\tEaster Brunch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05682.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05682-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05682-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05682-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05682-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2551'>\n\t\t\t\tEaster Buffet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05683.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05683-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05683-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05683-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05683-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2552'>\n\t\t\t\tEaster Buffet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05691_2_3_fused.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05691_2_3_fused-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05691_2_3_fused-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05691_2_3_fused-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05691_2_3_fused-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2542'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Biltmore Estate\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05688_89_90_fused.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05688_89_90_fused-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05688_89_90_fused-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05688_89_90_fused-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05688_89_90_fused-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2553'>\n\t\t\t\tGlad I don&#8217;t have to cut the lawn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05698.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05698-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05698-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05698-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05698-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2543'>\n\t\t\t\tNicki and Nate\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05702_3_4_tonemapped.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05702_3_4_tonemapped-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05702_3_4_tonemapped-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05702_3_4_tonemapped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05702_3_4_tonemapped-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2544'>\n\t\t\t\tThe backyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05705_6_7_tonemapped.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05705_6_7_tonemapped-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05705_6_7_tonemapped-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05705_6_7_tonemapped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05705_6_7_tonemapped-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2545'>\n\t\t\t\tThe backyard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05711.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05711-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05711-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05711-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05711-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2546'>\n\t\t\t\tNicki and Debbie near the garden entrance\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05722_3_4_tonemapped.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05722_3_4_tonemapped-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05722_3_4_tonemapped-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05722_3_4_tonemapped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05722_3_4_tonemapped-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2547'>\n\t\t\t\tTulips were in bloom\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05740.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/rsDSC05740-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2548\" 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