Sunday, March 18, 2012

Asheville Arts


Another beautiful day in the Smoky Mountains. Our hotel is a few miles from historic Asheville. We are near the Biltmore Estate. We drove into Asheville and headed for the Appalachian Crafts Center. It was closed on this Sunday and foretold the future for most all galleries. We walked up and down streets block to block window shopping and finding the occasional open store. All the restaurants were open and there was a nice band playing with some performers dancing near the Woolworth's. The city is filled with unusual characters dressed in mountain clothing, 1940's style. Long hair and bearded dudes with a lot of tattoos. People were lounging around on benches, dining at outdoor cafes, playing music, a real arts setting. I found a nice iron forged maple leaf hook and some sgraffito bird cards. We returned to the hotel about 4pm and sat on our sunny balcony to read. Tonight we ate at Ruth's Chris' Steak House along with the grim reaper. LOL See more photos at Flickr