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November 6-7-8-9,
2009
“A
Special Tour in
partnership with the
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for Biltmore Estates
The tour departs early from
with
a Travel Team designated driver providing courteous and professional service.
You’ll enjoy a
continental breakfast
en route along with entertainment, pertinent DVD’s,
and educational overview
of the trip.
Sit back, relax as we cross the state.
Visit Old
you will walk streets virtually unchanged for 200 years and see costumed interpreters re-enact how
ordinary people lived,
worked, and worshiped.
Old Salem
Tavern
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Old Salem Information
Begin with a delicious
lunch at Old Salem Tavern
with their famous Moravian chicken pie , fresh rolls,
beverage and Moravian Gingerbread for dessert. Your
afternoon continues in Old
a
two-stop ticket to an interpreted building
of your choice &
to The
Decorative Arts
The tour
leaves Winston Salem for a scenic ride into the
home of
Appellation includes 24
wineries and more than 400 acres devoted to vineyards.
Our
Friday night's lodging at Hampton Inn at
Shelton Vineyards
features
a heated indoor pool &hot tub,
exercise facility with state of the arts equipment.
The Hampton Inn and Suites at Shelton Vineyards is
the only
hotel in the chain
that features a wine bar for your enjoyment.
Hampton
Inn at Shelton Vineyards
We’ll dine at
Shelton Vineyard’s distinct restaurant,
the Harvest Grill.
Here Chef Paul Lange will present
a gourmet dinner
with wine and food pairings
showcasing
a
diversity
of
surely make an excellent
finish to our evening.
Enjoy a
Saturday morning well-stocked
breakfast
buffet
at our
Hampton Inn at Shelton. Vineyards.
Then savor the fall
scenery in
the largest private home in
We’ll begin our
and
gourmet restaurants. Then spend a few hours shopping the
galleries, boutiques and shops in
Check out the
Asheville Museum of Art in the heart of downtown.
Mid afternoon check
in
for two nights at Holiday Inn
Express Hotel &
Suites
just minutes from Biltmore.
Relax in the large atrium lobby with its cozy fireplace
or enjoy the Jacuzzi spa after working out. This inn is rated
#4 out of 65
Square Mall.
Saturday evening's schedule includes an early
dinner seating at the
Deerpark Pavilion Restaurant on
the Biltmore
Estate.
You’ll enjoy the holiday atmosphere at this exclusive dinner.
The service, ambiance and
dishes will
introduce you to the lives of the Biltmores.
You’re booked on
the Biltmore Candlelight Tour with the house
illuminated completely by candles and soft lights….
much at it appeared when George Vanderbilt lived here.
You’ll hear choirs in the
winter gardens , trios on the steps, & organ recitals throughout the house.
This
evening tour will be
a highlight of our stay. We’ll return to the hotel
in time to reflect upon this rich day.
After a leisurely
breakfast at our hotel,
our coach will
follow the
of the
Southern Highland Craft Guild.
The Center showcases traditional and
contemporary crafts of the
Appalachians
the oldest
continuously operating craft shop in the nation.
Sunday noon
we’ll share
a
hearty lunch
together at
Frankie Bones followed by a
guided coach tour
of the Asheville area
including history, architecture & arts of the Montford District, Grove Park
Historic District,
Art Deco-rich Downtown,
the Urban trail and the River Arts District.
Sunday mid-afternoon offers choices:
Biltmore Winery tour
and tasting, Biltmore grounds
Shopping
and browsing time at the historic Biltmore Village Shops, or
a destination of your choice via taxi.
Sunday evening you’ll choose a
dinner option
on your own.
We’ll provide several restaurant suggestions
or perhaps you have a favorite in
mind.
Monday November 9, 2009
Destination #5:
Lexington BBQ and Potters of Seagrove
After breakfast at
Holiday
Inn Express Suites,
we’ll say goodbye to
the pottery center of the
state.
We’ll stop in Lexington's "Honey Monk"
Lexington BBQ
#1 for an
early
lunch.
Featured in the best
seller
Holy Smoke, this BBQ has been
described as " Pure
heaven, the Nirvana of pig meat...
the apotheosis of pork. "
We’ll arrive in
Seagrove
for an afternoon of browsing and education.
This
area is one of the
largest communities of potters
with the longest continual history of pottery making in the
includes the world-famous Jugtown
Pottery and Museum, a brief history of the area as well as visits to a
number
of other studios of your choice.
We’ll depart
for home in late afternoon with a fast food supper along the way.
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"sampling of North Carolina's history,
arts, architecture and craftsmanship. "
