Friday, March 10:
- Drove out that afternoon. It was around a four hour drive
- Checked into hotel and walked around downtown to find a place for dinner
- Went to a place that was okay. Can’t remember the name, but for some reason, they were super slow with serving our entries. Also, everything was super salty, even the beef tartare. Not the best place to start off the trip lol
- Went to Asheville Chocolate Co. for dessert. Tried their hot chocolate and gelato
- It was pretty cold and windy walking back to the hotel. We went through a wind tunnel at one point and almost got blown away!
Saturday, March 11:
- Next morning, we got up a little late and went to the Asheville City Market, which was a block away from our hotel. It was a lot smaller than we expected with around 10-12 stalls open, but we got some great French pastries! I just remember the almond twists were DELICIOUS
- Walked to a coffee shop nearby to get coffee and tea to wake us up, since we had a busy day planned ahead of us
- Drove to the Biltmore Estate and explored Antler Hill Village & Winery
- Ate lunch at one of the restaurants nearby. I got the chicken and waffles because it looked really good at the table next to us lol
- After walking around a little more, we drove to the opposite side of the grounds to go to our 3 o’clock tour of the house
- We had an hour before our tour, so we walked to the side to explore the Conservatory and the tulip gardens in front of it. Everything was so pretty and vibrant!
- The house tour was a lot more crowded and intensive than I thought. It took longer than I was expecting, so we rested at the restaurants nearby before exploring all of the shops over in the area
- Drove back to the hotel afterwards before resting a bit
- Walked nearby to Strada Italiano that we passed by the night before and was interested in it because they had authentic Italian food. Even though it was packed, we were able to get a table for two without reservations!
- We braved the cold to walk over to French Broad Chocolates to try their hot chocolate and compare it with Asheville Chocolate Co. we had the night before. For some reason, there was a really long line that extended outside the door! When we walked past the place the night before, there was no super long line! So we waited for a while for hot chocolate and some desserts. The panna cotta was delicious and refreshing after our heavy dinner lol.
- Then we walked back to the hotel to recover from our food coma lol
- It was sprinkling in the morning, so we drove to Grove Arcade to explore the area. It looked a lot bigger online than in actuality, so we explored the inside of the building pretty quickly
- Since it stopped raining for the rest of the day, we walked around downtown and explored more areas. Unfortunately, a lot of stores were closed on Sunday’s, so we couldn’t go to a couple places like the gardening place Alec was excited about
- We went to a cidery/meadery since I was interested in trying mead. It wasn’t that great; I actually preferred the ciders. For some reason, I thought mead would be sweeter lol
- We tried two flights and got full off of liquids before walking over to High Climate Tea Company to try their tea tasting and having dinner over there. Unfortunately, they ran out of food for the day, but the tea tasting was awesome! The guy was super knowledgeable and friendly and had us try five or six different types of teas
- Since they ran out of food, and we were still in the mood for noodles, we went to a ramen spot nearby called Itto Ramen & Japanese Tapas. It had a lot of great reviews, which weren’t a lie. The ramen WAS really good!
- Monday, March 13:
- Even though we were planning on getting pizza the next day to celebrate Pii Day, I was still craving pizza, so we ordered a pizza from Manicomio Pizza. We got the smokey artichoke pizza, and it was SO GOOD. I finished my half so quick lol
- After that, we walked to Dobra Tea for to relax and kill time before our spa appointment at 3. I really liked how Dobra had a whole giant menu to explain all of their tea offerings, and even the specialty teas like mine came in a big pot to enjoy. No wonder the place was packed!
- Then, we drove to Shoji Spa & Lodge for our reservations. We booked the Gedoku (Detoxify) package and was a 3 hour detoxifying package that started with a 30 minute massage chair session. Then, we went to another area with their Far-Infrared Heated Tatami Mat, which was super warm and relaxing. After that, we went to the Treetop Triple Far-Infrared Private Sauna for 35 minutes and then showered and went for a hot tub soak for 45 minutes in our own private, open-air tub house with a tea service on the side.
- There was a lot happening, but after we went through everything, I realized that my parents house could also be its own spa/sauna treatment center, since they also own a massage chair, a sauna, and a giant bathtub lol. Next time we go, Alec and I discussed maybe just getting a massage and the hot tubs lol
- After that, we had a little time left before our reservations at Limones at eight, so we chilled in our hotel for a bit before heading out again. We actually sat next to a couple we ran into at our hotel elevator for dinner. Small world lol. But dinner was delicious!
- To finish off the day, we braved the cold again to get dessert at Old Europe Pastries, which we kept on walking past over the weekend. It was worth the wait because their tea and desserts were delicious!
Tuesday, March 14:
- Since we were planning on eating lunch a little early, we walked around and got tea at a coffee shop nearby and explore some more places near Dobra Tea
- After checking out, and to celebrate Pii Day, we drove to Standard Pizza Co. for our last meal in Asheville. The slices were huge! I loved it lol. We tried three different slices, and they were all really good!
- Then, we drove home in time to see Kyle’s car leaving the neighborhood to pick up Luna from daycare lol.
All-in-all, a nice trip!
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