A federal holiday, and a $112 round-trip fare. A city I've never visited, and a travel buddy able to come along. These four factors combined to create a fun and necessary winter excursion to Charleston, South Carolina. It is a beautiful historic city, and fortunately also offered a brief respite from winter weather.
When I told people that I was going to Charleston due to a $112 flight, every single person's reaction was, "Round trip?!" Yes, thanks to the lull in travel in January and February, a number of airlines were having tempting sales, and this fare was found on JetBlue, one of the better (read: more comfortable and customer service oriented) airlines. Travel itself was smooth and without incident, and I wish JetBlue flew to more destinations, as their planes are quite comfortable for us tall folk.
On our first afternoon we wandered the gardens and mini zoo at Magnolia Plantation...
I can recommend all of the restaurants at which we ate, which were: Old Village Post House for Sunday brunch; Home Team and Swig & Swine (get the beans and brisket side dish!) for barbeque; Hom for burgers. Sweet treats included Jeni's Ice Cream (amazing - worth price and the wait in line!) and a pecan praline from a shop whose name escapes me.
More photos and info to follow in the next post!
When I told people that I was going to Charleston due to a $112 flight, every single person's reaction was, "Round trip?!" Yes, thanks to the lull in travel in January and February, a number of airlines were having tempting sales, and this fare was found on JetBlue, one of the better (read: more comfortable and customer service oriented) airlines. Travel itself was smooth and without incident, and I wish JetBlue flew to more destinations, as their planes are quite comfortable for us tall folk.
On our first afternoon we wandered the gardens and mini zoo at Magnolia Plantation...
I can recommend all of the restaurants at which we ate, which were: Old Village Post House for Sunday brunch; Home Team and Swig & Swine (get the beans and brisket side dish!) for barbeque; Hom for burgers. Sweet treats included Jeni's Ice Cream (amazing - worth price and the wait in line!) and a pecan praline from a shop whose name escapes me.
More photos and info to follow in the next post!
Love your peacock picture! I've taken several visitors to Magnolia Plantations - it changes with the seasons, ans each visit is unique.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The birds were pretty good about posing for all the photographers. :)
DeleteOoh, I love Charleston! My parents live in Myrtle Beach, so we often drive down when I'm home visiting. Sounds like you made the most of your time there!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's really a gorgeous city! I've not even managed to write about the entire weekend yet, although we didn't find the time to fit in a carriage tour - I saw your mention of them, and thought that was a great idea.
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