In Asheville, NC there is a monstrous house of stone called the Biltmore Estate. The once home of George Vanderbilt was built in 6 years along with a town in which to support his realm. Anyway I took the wife for the Christmas candle light tour of the house this past Sunday and it rocked hardcore we go to the estate yearly but this was the first candle light tour for us. The home if it can be called that was a product of the Gilded age of America when only a very microscopic portion of the population controlled all of the wealth. I do love the house and the architecture, skilled labour that went into it and the fact that none of his descendants can afford to live in it hence the tourist spot. this was only one of the homes Mr. Vanderbilt owned and in its restoration came the birth of new technology for restoration projects as Biltmore restorers and their tech are used around the world for restoration projects. OK i dropped a little knowledge on you now f-off i missed a day of trout fishing for this but there are great fishing spots in the area of the house so blaaaaa i always carry a rod....
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