Long Weekend

Got a long weekend finally; thanks to Abe and George. 20th of Feb is celebrated as President's Day in the US. This is the day when Americans honor all the men who ever sat on the HOT SEAT. Well now moving on to other things. Today it snowed in Durham for the first time this winter. But I was indoors all the time and by the time I was out all of it was gone. I havent been blogging frequently nowadays for a number of reasons; lack of computing infrastructure isnt one of them.
Am off to Ashville tomorrow to visit the Biltmore Estate. It is the largest private resedential estate in the US. Interestingly scenes from Forrest Gump, Last of the Mohicans and Hannibal were shot here. Here is a list of movies that have been filmed there. They also have a winery and conduct a guided tour explaining the wine production process. Lets see how things turn out. These road trips are always pretty hectic. When you plan a one day trip you have to start early (6:00) in the morning. Or else you will spend most of your productive time driving. All road trips I have made till now have been more than 300 miles one way.The longest has been as far as 600 miles one way. In most of them by the time I get back its past midnight.
Update - Am planning to make a quick hop to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The idea is to visit the Ripleys Believe it or not crypt which I had unfortunatelt missed the last time.