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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Milesofwho, post: 3153546, member: 91469&quot;]The time comes for the denouement. After D. C., I traveled to Asheville. I had read that [USER=81808]@Aethelred[/USER] had a shop there, so I decided to pay a visit. It was a very pleasant experience meeting him, and it was very interesting talking about what other members he’d met. I’ll write about what I got there soon. Well, for one of them at least. I suppose this 2 sen needs no explanation. [ATTACH=full]808374[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]808375[/ATTACH]&nbsp; After him, I went to the Biltmore Estate. It was fascinating to see the sheer size and age of things in the house. One Chinese vase had the pottery marks visible, so I could date it to 1521-1567. It was very neat seeing a collection of Albrecht Durer’s prints. My favorite was the rhinoceros. [ATTACH=full]808323[/ATTACH] The Meissen porcelain in the Music Room was interesting due to some of it being made for Maria Theresia, of Thaler fame. [ATTACH=full]808324[/ATTACH] I loved the library, which contained about 11,000 books. [ATTACH=full]808325[/ATTACH] The exhibit there was Chihuli glass. It was interesting to see the varieties of blown glass. [ATTACH=full]808376[/ATTACH] Thus ends the saga of my trip. </p><p>In retrospect, I feel like I should have added more discussion questions. Better late than never. Have you ever been to any of these places? What were your favorite things you saw there? What are your favorites out of my photos?</p><p>Part 1 can be found <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-trip-part-1.321218/#post-3153364" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-trip-part-1.321218/#post-3153364">here</a>.</p><p>Part 2 can be found <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-trip-part-2.321219/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-trip-part-2.321219/">here</a>.</p><p>Part 3 can be found <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-trip-part-3.321221/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-trip-part-3.321221/">here</a>.</p><p>Here’s another picture from Dumbarton Oaks, to keep this ancient. A four-solidi weight gold seal of Theodora. This weight would be reserved for the Sultan of Egypt or the Caliph of Baghdad.[ATTACH=full]808377[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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