Jane and I went to Asheville, NC today. We had no set-in-stone plan for what to do once we got there other than to go exploring.
We started off by visiting Black Mountain, a nearby town with a lot of shops. There was a German restaurant that she wanted to go to but apparently of all the weeks to pick to remodel they chose this one. Oh well. But I did buy a great tshirt. Here’s Jane outside the store.
After that we headed into Asheville. It really seems like a cool little town. Sort of if you took a few of Atlanta’s more eclectic neighborhoods and turned them into one big neighborhood… and then doubled its size, made it look like a downtown area, and took out almost all of the panhandlers. I was pretty impressed.
We visited a lot of shops there and then went out for some BBQ before heading home. I took the scenic route home, through the mountains of western North Carolina instead of the boring highway route we took to get there. I got this picture right at sunset.
Amazing how these pictures turned out. I think we should print and frame the bottom one. I can’t wait to take you back to Asheville, there is so much we didn’t see…The Grove Park Inn, The Farmer’s Market, the museums…the alcoves of other shops…the music scene. Next time we stay over night and do it right!
I love that sunset photo! It feels so relaxing. Great shot =)
You were right by my hometown! In fact, you probably drove right through it since it’s only about 20 miles west of Asheville. Nice pics!
Thanks Wendy! What town are you from? Jane and I have been to Bryson City to go camping and rafting a couple times, and drove up to Clingman’s Dome to take pictures once… its a really gorgeous area.