{"id":6122,"date":"2013-06-27T20:25:47","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T01:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=6122"},"modified":"2013-07-01T17:39:22","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T22:39:22","slug":"natur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=6122","title":{"rendered":"FROM NATURAL BEAUTY TO MANMADE BEAUTY"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6128\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175507.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6128\" alt=\"ITALIAN GARDENS\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175507-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175507-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175507-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ITALIAN GARDENS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6134\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175713.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6134\" alt=\"BAMBOO\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175713-681x1024.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175713-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175713-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175713.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BAMBOO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6133\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175752.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6133\" alt=\"BILTMORE\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175752-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175752-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175752-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BILTMORE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6131\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175754.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6131\" alt=\"THIRSTY TURTLE\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175754-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175754-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175754-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THIRSTY TURTLE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6130\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175548.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6130\" alt=\"TRUMPET VINE\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175548-681x1024.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175548-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175548-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175548.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TRUMPET VINE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6129\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175546.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6129\" alt=\"WISTERIA\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175546-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175546-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175546-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WISTERIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6125\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175669.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6125\" alt=\"CYPRESS\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175669-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175669-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175669-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CYPRESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6124\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6124\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175444.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6124\" alt=\"MIST IN THE MOUNTAINS\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175444-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175444-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175444-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MIST IN THE MOUNTAINS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6123\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6123\" alt=\"MAIN STAIRCASE\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175741-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175741-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/biltmore-6-27-13-175741-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MAIN STAIRCASE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One cannot visit Asheville, North Carolina and not go to visit the Biltmore. The house itself was pretty much what we expected to see. However the gardens and the care they receive is extraordinary. I will add that the care that is taken in the details is as fine as I have seen anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One cannot visit Asheville, North Carolina and not go to visit the Biltmore. The house itself was pretty much what we expected to see. However the gardens and the care they receive is extraordinary. I will add that the care that is taken in the details is as fine as I have seen anywhere. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1427],"tags":[1696],"class_list":["post-6122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-day-3"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6122"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6180,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6122\/revisions\/6180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}