Asheville, North Carolina

Last Thursday Mr. Fanatic had a couple of days free, so we took a mini-vacation in Asheville, North Carolina. We've been there a couple of times with our girls to see Biltmore House, but Jenny had to work on Thursday, so we went by ourselves. We had to be back on Saturday for Jenny's annual New Year's Eve party, so we drove to Asheville on Thursday and came home on Friday. Asheville is only a few hours from our home, and it's perfect weekend getaway.

I have to tell you about two of the places we went...just in case you ever visit Asheville.

I found both of these places on Trip Advisor and highly recommend using this website whenever you take a trip anywhere...even in your own town!

The Tobacco Barn Antiques was FABULOUS!

It has over 77,000 square foot warehouse full of antiques. Mr. F. said it looked like the warehouse where the ark of the covenant was hidden in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

I loved this china cabinet and would have bought it, but I already bought a similar one on Craigslist a few months ago. Haven't shown it to you because I have to refinish it.

I really love teardrop pulls and turned legs.

These tin letters were pretty cool...

 The other place you need to know about is Books & Breadboard. It's a cafe/gift shop that has fabulous food. The service was great too!

Their website is very user friendly...

The menu offers some pretty awesome items. Mr. F had the "Chapter 6" and I had the "Chapter 4". It was the best sandwich I've ever eaten!

This is the "Chapter 4"...roast beef on focaccia and blue cheese aioli...Yum!

The sandwiches are served on a big breadboard and came with veggie chips and a cup full of thinly cut marinated julienned vegetables. Here's Mr. F's "Chapter 6"...definitely a fancy and tasty ham and cheese!

We are definitely going to plan another trip to Asheville very soon.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy New Year, again!!!

Pam

Savannah ... A Great Weekend Getaway

We finally took our postponed weekend to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary! We went to probably my favorite city... Savannah Georgia. It was a little warm and humid for us, but we knew that it would be.  I highly recommend going before it gets hot!

We stayed at the Avia Hotel. We stayed there a couple of years ago when the hotel was new and was a great deal! This time... it was a little pricey, but, hey, we were celebrating our anniversary! The Avia is rated number one on Trip Advisor.com. Speaking of which, Trip Advisor is the website I check whenever we travel for places to stay, for things to do and for great restaurants. The reviews definitely tell all you need to know to help you have a great time! Here's our room:

The swanky bathroom...

This is the bathroom in the lobby!

Wish I had taken a photo of the lobby and the restaurant, but you can go to their website and see more. This hotel has doormen who open the front door of the hotel whenever you go in or out! Nice!

The view from our room...

Ellis square is new and it's fun to watch the kids play in the fountain. The Avia is the building just beyond the square. The great thing about Savannah is that you can park your car and walk everywhere. Our car stayed in the parking garage under the hotel the whole time we were there.

Of course, we spent some time by the pool on the 2nd floor...

The architecture of the city is pretty amazing...

St. John the Baptist cathedral was closed for worship when we went by, but we saw it the last time we were there and it was pretty amazing!

Savannah was designed around squares that are full of big oak trees with Spanish moss hanging from them... I should have taken a photo of Chippewa Square where Forrest Gump was filmed.(the scenes with  Forrest Gump sitting on a park bench telling his story). I'm not sure which square is in my photo.

Bay Street, along the river was pretty fun, too.

Hehe! A funny photo of us taken with Mr. F's Android...

This is where we went to get my chocolate fix on Saturday afternoon :)

Broughton Street has tons of shops...Paris Market was one of my favorites...

It's difficult to choose where to eat since there are sooooo many good restaurants... We ate at Papillote for lunch on Friday...This is fast food, btw!

I can't wait to visit Savannah again. It is truly  a beautiful and fun southern city with so much to see and do.

Definitely a wonderful place for a romantic getaway!

Hope you all have a great week!

Pam

P.S. I was not compensated in  any way for any of the places or websites I mentioned... I just wanted to pass it on!