Asheville II.

4-21-22 ASHEVILLE, NC: Today was supposed to be warmer, but wasn’t. We drove out to the Blue Ridge Parkway, built in FDR’s Admin. It’s a narrow, two lane blacktop that runs from NC to VA on mountain tops. We visited the Folk Art Center, which is a feature of the Parkway in Asheville. The whole road is a National Park.

The Folk Art Center had some beautiful and some inventive stuff. We bought an articulated sheep Xmas tree ornament and admired some wood carving and some blue glass. We did a few more miles on the parkway, along with lots of bikers, and took pix from a couple overlooks.

Back in Asheville, we went to the WNC Nature Center and saw lots of rescued animals and birds. They also have programs for kids, lots of whom were present. 

Pressing forward we hit the Antique Tobacco Barn, a massive collection of antique dealers with stuff to sell, mostly on the flea market level. We trekked through most of the barn, but fortunately limited by carry-on-status we bought nothing. I felt very lucky.

Back to Sweet Biscuit for a nap and then dinner at Bouchon, another great restaurant downtown. This one is French, and possibly the best of the ones we tried. Asheville is for foodies, and it’s cheaper than NYC. We fly back to EWR tomorrow.  

The Sweet Biscuit Inn.

View to the west from the Blue Ridge Parkway.

A grey wolf at the animal rescue center.

And a black bear.

Near the restaurant, a basket of stone apples for an iron horse.

After dinner, an out-of-focus shot of a vehicle propelled by eight people pedalling away and yelling a lot. Perhaps intoxicants were involved.