Our Second Week in Hendersonville N.C.

We drove into Hendersonville N.C. as you can see below they have painted many bears along Main Street.

 There were many unique shops here a ice cream shop. Below the courthouse, a church, and a waterfall going out of town.

The HENDERSON COURTHOUSE with "Lady Justice" (greek goddess of Divine Justice and Law) is one of three courthouses in the country without the blindfold to signify that Justice should be impartial.  The Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 10,1979.

 We were able to get tickets to Les Miserables. The play was wonderful one of the best ones we have seen. Later that night they had a bluegrass band downtown. There was two bands that played an hour each.

 Then the next night there was a car show and a concert.  I could get use to free stuff.

On Tues. we drove to Asheville N.C. We did a walking tour and ate at Tupelo Honey Cafe.

 Grove Arcade one of the largest shopping arcades was to be 14 stores tall.  When Grove died and the great depression came they only made it four stories.

these are the signatures  of famous people who stayed in the "Battery Park Hotel" It was called this because the battery of guns that were upon the hill during the Civil War.

 Replica of the angel made by W. O. Wolfe called "Look Homeward, Angel"

           Picture of Lake Lure above and waterfall near the lake.Here part of "Dirty Dancing" was filmed.

                                                    below is Chimney Rock State Park

We met Linda's coworker from the hospital Denise and Dale and their son Mike and Amber and Little one Emma.  They have a timeshare here.  It's a small world.  We had such a fun visit catching up on all the Ft.Myers news.