Day 18: The Biltmore - Thursday 28/4

Today was all about the Biltmore. An estate that was built around the 1890 by the Vanderbilts. A family that was and still is very rich. They earned their money threw the railways in American.

Of course American love the Biltmore. It has history and shows how the rich lived. In that time the Vanderbilts were the Brangelina’s and PAris Hiltons of their time, but for us Europeans it shows decadency of the time and we don’t find it really old. Naturally the indoor swimming pool and bowl alley were fantastic, but I missed something. I was comparing it by Hearst Castle in California and that mansion left a real impression on me. Maybe the fact that it was a little more modern and that my girlfriend was with me the time I visited it could have played a factor. Nevertheless the Biltmore is a must see when you re in the neighborhood. The late midday lunch in the Bistro on the Biltmore estate was delicious.

It’s probably because the three other members of the GSE focus so much on drinking beer, that we went and visit a local brewery named Highland Brewery Company. I wasn’t really interested but went along for the ride. The tour wasn’t much spectacular because they weren’t bottling anything. After the that we went for a short drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway.


Nick