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There are so many places downtown to just hang out now, it’s hard to pick one and go with it for the night. You may find yourself going to several. From the great music to the home brewed beers, it’s nearly impossible not to have an outstanding evening. One of the places to consider going to is the Sky Bar. It’s located near the top of Ashevillle’s landmark Flat Iron Building. The bar is actually three west-facing balconies connected by a fire escape seven stories up. It’s a great view and a great place to watch the sunset. The operators of the bar are the folks that own the World Coffee Cafe on the ground floor on the Battery Park side. Oh boy what great deserts there!
When you leave your Asheville vacation rental cabin, you will go to downtown on Patton Ave. That’s the first exit off 240 going towards downtown, right over the bridge. Stay on Patton Ave until you see the clock on the left corner. Turn left there. Park in the city lot on your right. Then walk to the building that is connected to it. That’s the Flat Iron Building. On Wall Street you will see the big black iron right on the corner.
Located at 10 S. Lexington Ave. the lounge offers customers a cozy setting with comfortable furniture, candlelit tables and Wifi as they savor a luscious brownie with an espresso or a glass of wine. The second and third floors of the building house the kitchen and various other things. The walls of the lounge are adorned with Asheville artist Andy Farkas work. And the chocolate! Oh my goodness! The Chocolate!!!! The owners have a gift like no other. From cake to truffles to dips, oh fantastic.
It’s in downtown Asheville so it’s only 15 minutes from your Asheville vacation cabin.
Vadim Bora, 56, died recently this month following complications from a massive stroke in December. He may have left this city in body form, but he remains with us in spirit as his artwork is found throughout the city. Leave your Asheville pet friendly cabin and take a Vadim tour around the city.
Look for the crucifix on St. Mary’s Episcopal Church off Charlotte Street. Then on Wall Street you will see a trio of cats named appropriately “cat walk” slinking down Wall St that he created for the Urban Trail. When you go to Biltmore, Cornelia Vanderbilt playing with her dog Cedric at the Biltmore Estate’s Antler Hill Village outside Cedric’s Tavern is Vadim’s creation. At Mission Hospital’s Reuters Children’s Outpatient Center you will see “On the Mend,” a 10 piece life-size figurative sculpture grouping. At the VA Medical Center Asheville there is a memorial stone sculpture, “The Wings of Freedom.” Another place to find one of his sculptures is at the Modesto restaurant in the Grove Arcade. There you will find medieval-style grotesques of synthetic stone.
Asheville’s Downtown Market has just finished it’s first year in operation. It is a 42,000 square foot space that includes booths of every kind of everything you could want from food to antique leggings. More than a dozen popular Asheville bands and musicians are performing at the One Bazaar Holiday Music Festival. The Festival starts on November 26th and runs every weekend through December 18th. Shop, eat, and listen to music for your Christmas shopping experience. It’s like going to a festival but it’s indoors! where it’s warm! and you can drink a hot toddy!
The Downtown Market is only 15 minutes from your Asheville Pet Friendly cabin. Grab your dinner at the new Fusion restaurant and bring it back to the cabin and eat in front of the fireplace relaxing after your big shopping experience.
If you are looking for a great Thanksgiving buffet to take your family to while you are staying in your Asheville vacation cabin, keep in mind many of the large hotels have very very large buffets. I say why cook when you can eat out. No, really, but some folks come to the mountains and rent a cabin to make a big ol fashioned Thanksgiving dinner in the cabin. Which really is pretty awesome.
But, if you are one of the ones who like to go somewhere and not have to wash dishes after, I would suggest the buffet at the Grove Park Inn, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Highland Lake Inn, Biltmore Inn,
It’s time for the 18th annual National Gingerbread House Competition to be displayed at The Grove Park Inn. Every year from right before Thanksgiving to right after the New Year the “cakes” are on display. This year the dates are November 17th to January 2nd 2011. It’s an awesome event. I like to go to it every year. The gingerbread houses are amazing. I mean AMAZING!!!
The general public viewing is free Monday through thursday only 10 AM – 10PM each week. If you’re staying in an Asheville rental cabin during Christmas, you will not want to miss this. While you’re there, eat at the patio restaurant. Really good food.
Oh boy, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. Why do I say that? Well, just as the first chilled night feels like winter has arrived, the Christmas parade feels like Christmas is here!! Yippee!! I am one of those old fashioned folks that love “jingle bells”, the smell of pine, houses with lights, Santas everywhere, and the buzz of children in sheer delight of the season. Asheville’s Holiday Parade is just perfect to get you in the spirit!
The schedule for the festivities are: Holiday windows contest kicks off Wed the 15th, AIR’s Taste of Asheville is on Thursday night the 16th, The Christmas Concert is on Friday night the 17th, The 64th Annual Holiday Parade is on Saturday morning the 18th. Looks like it would be good for you to book a long weekend at your Asheville vacation cabin to get to participate in it all.
It’s time to share with you one of the best restaurants in Asheville, according to me anyway, and a lot of other locals as well. Green Tea is the best Japanese restaurant I have ever eaten at. It doesn’t matter if you have lunch or dinner, both are spectacular. I love love love the sweet potato roll, age (ah-gay) tofu, and the steamed brocolli. There is also fresh raw fish sushi, tempura veggies or chicken, oh, and loads of other things. And if you don’t see it the way you like it, they will be happy to make it the way you want it.
There are so many wonderful places to eat in Asheville, when you come for your vacation, plan to eat away from your Asheville rental cabin and eat out at least once. And if it’s only once, I promise you if this is your choice, you will not regret it.
This weekend at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, you will experience the celebration of the best of food and wine. On August 14th and 15th you can enjoy a glass of wine while you taste what the restaurants and the food producers in the area have to offer. There will be more than 75 wineries, restaurants and food producers offering their wares. Featured will be the Chef’s Challenge final, won by Biltmore chefs Rick Boyer, David Ryba and Alicia Barger.
Stay at an Asheville rental cabin while you visit from festival to festival. So much to do and see.
When you walk into the 3 Dog Bakery, you may get confused when you see all the bakery delicasies in the two large glass cases in the front. You may think these are human baked goods. uh uh, they are for pups. They use human grade ingredients, decorate with carob, nuts, etc. which are good for doggies, and present them just exactly as you would see them in a bakery for humans.
When you are on your Asheville dog friendly vacation, you will want to be sure to take your pup with you to pick out the goodies he or she will like. They also give free samples to the pup just for visiting. They love four legged visitors. You will also find all kinds of things for your pup’s lifestyle such as beds, bowls, etc.