Charleston Highlights

I have been back from Charleston for a few days and to be honest I just haven't had the time to sit down and write up the trip. I got back super tired and I have company this weekend so it was just a bit crazy. But I happen to have a few moments so I thought that I would give you some of the highlights and write a few more in depth posts next week.

The best thing I ate:

So yummy

Shrimp and Grits from Hominy Grill. I got this recommendation from Southern Living and it was better than I imagined. I love both shrimp and grits apart but together they were wonderful. I have heard that this dish is often pretty bland but this one was not it was wonderful. My dad was skeptical about this but it turned out that it was wonderful.

Three best things I saw:

Rainbow Row

Rainbow Row is a series of old historic houses that have been restored and are now painted fun colors. There are many strange tails about how the colors came to be but the one I heard was that it was a woman who choose the first paint colors and now everyone has to conform. I am pretty sure the colors are not original but they aren't too far off. 

Mansions and Plantations

Boone Hall Plantation

On Saturday we headed out of the city for part of the day and went to Boone Hall Plantation. This is a new house made to look old, so that was nice. We could only see part of the house since the owners occasionally stayed on the top floor when they were in town (we heard that multiple times, but more about that later). It was neat to see so much of the farms that were still in use and so much of the history. This place had many of the slave quarters still standing and that was just so neat to see.

The Pineapple Fountain

My mom is wonderful

I know that this seems just a little boring to make my top three but I was really excited about seeing it. There are more fun things that I saw but this was one of the first things that we saw since we parked down on the pier and walked through the historic district and then we found this! So much fun.

It was a wonderful get away and I am so excited to share with you all of the cool things that we saw and did and perhaps some of the yummy things that I ate. I am so thankful that I love my parents and that I am able to spend time with them and enjoy their company.