All Things Charleston

Returned late last night from a quick weekend trip to Charleston, SC to celebrate our son-in-law's 40th birthday.  He and our daughter made all of the hotel and restaurant reservations, and every spot was exquisite.  Our first stop was The Planter's Inn.  I wanted to spend every waking moment in this room.

The beautiful windows looked onto Market Street.  Each morning greeted us with fresh brewed coffee, and every afternoon cider and sweet tea were self serve.  It is such a bright and cheerful room that I wanted to grab a throw and book and read rest of the vacation.

The reception area was equally beautiful.  I am now on a mad hunt to find these lamps for my living room.

We dined at The Peninsula Grill, The Ordinary and Husk.  My favorite at The Peninsula was the pan seared Carolina trout and of course their world famous coconut cake. Service was superb.  At The Ordinary my favorite were local oysters and my husband's rice pudding.  It was lightly sweet and creamy just the way I like it.  We dined at Husk and the catfish was just like my dad used to make.  I always make that comparison and if it is similar to his, then the restaurant gets a gold star.  The fish is lightly dusted with cornmeal and fried to mouth watering perfection.  We were stuffed from our meal, so we did not sample desserts, but I saved the coconut cake from earlier, and we savored the taste of Charleston one last time before boarding our plane for the trip home.

Our weekend wasn't just about eating.  We did walk historic King Street, Market Street and The Battery, and we visited Ft. Sumter and various other forts and historic sites.  All in all it was a very adventure filled weekend. I can not wait to return.

Lana