i never thought i'd feel such a void from the absence of constant travel in my life. i kind of knew at the time that we were living in a dream world in singapore when we'd hop on a plane every month to a different country, and now i absolutely realize that we were. when i heard nate's spring break was two weeks long, i wanted to make big plans. we haven't seen a lot of the south, so south we went!
we rented a swagger wagon with matt and belize (way more entertaining to all ride in the same car) and set out on our great southern road trip. we didn't really make any solid plans, and tried to keep things spontaneous...as spontaneous as you can be with eight people.
our first stop was charleston, south carolina...and we were completely charmed by that city.
the quaint buildings, the array of to-die-for food, the stately mansions painted all different colors, the plantations full of cotton fields and gators (!), the historic monuments. we'll definitely be returning.
we popped into wildflour pastry for sticky buns and cinnamon rolls. i die. just the right blend of cinnamony dough and cream cheese frosting. the kids were pretty stoked about breakfast too.
we spent an afternoon at boone hall plantation, and the kids ran straight for the cotton field from the car. they were extremely well behaved for the plantation manor tour...so well behaved that we made it through one and a half rooms before excusing ourselves. sage managed to throw a tantrum on the exact piano stool that george gershwin sat on while he entertained guests (nora won for best behaved child that day). the coolest part of the plantation was a buggy tour, especially since this is a working plantation. we saw a gator slide into the water right next to us and realized we were surrounded by pecan trees.
after boone, we walked on the beach before dinner at salt. two words: lamb gnocchi.
this low country moss hangs in most of the trees. i think it makes the trees look haunted. charleston does claim to be one of the most haunted U.S. cities.
our first stop was charleston, south carolina...and we were completely charmed by that city.
the quaint buildings, the array of to-die-for food, the stately mansions painted all different colors, the plantations full of cotton fields and gators (!), the historic monuments. we'll definitely be returning.
we popped into wildflour pastry for sticky buns and cinnamon rolls. i die. just the right blend of cinnamony dough and cream cheese frosting. the kids were pretty stoked about breakfast too.
we spent an afternoon at boone hall plantation, and the kids ran straight for the cotton field from the car. they were extremely well behaved for the plantation manor tour...so well behaved that we made it through one and a half rooms before excusing ourselves. sage managed to throw a tantrum on the exact piano stool that george gershwin sat on while he entertained guests (nora won for best behaved child that day). the coolest part of the plantation was a buggy tour, especially since this is a working plantation. we saw a gator slide into the water right next to us and realized we were surrounded by pecan trees.
after boone, we walked on the beach before dinner at salt. two words: lamb gnocchi.
this low country moss hangs in most of the trees. i think it makes the trees look haunted. charleston does claim to be one of the most haunted U.S. cities.
we took a ferry ride in the sunshine over to fort sumter.
it was blustery.
kids, enjoy this decades old playground.
lunch at hyman's seafood filled our shrimp quota for the month. what really made me love this place, though, were the free ice cream coupons handed to our kids from the manager himself after we chatted for ten minutes. this personal touch seemed to be part of every place we visited, pretty much endearing this city to me forever.
sweet little nora was there too.
we stopped at savannah bee company for honey tasting, and left with tupelo and acacia honey.
and then i had a love affair with broad street.
our last and best meal was at cru cafe before we continued down the eastern coast.
goodbye charleston!
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