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Charleston #2

On our second day in Charleston we visited Magnolia Plantation. This is the house:



The really neat part about this house was the gardens around it. There were so many pretty parts!






We got to tour the inside of the house, but no pictures were allowed. Needless to say it was gorgeous and had a lot of historical decor in it. We got to learn about the family that owned/owns the house and the history of how the house has changed over the years.

We had an hour to kill before our next tour so we went to the petting zoo. A deer walked right up to Jeff and ate out of his hand:



Then we took a tour of the whole plantation on a 'trolley'. Our tour guide told us more about the history of the plantation.




We actually got to see an alligator!



Next Jeff and I walked around downtown and visited some of the shops. For dinner we went to a seafood place named Fish. Jeff got grouper with dumplings and potatoes. Jeff said this was probably one of the best fish dishes he had ever eaten!


I got a sampling platter for dinner. It included grilled goat cheese sandwich, duck, pork, and lamb. 

We did the same thing for dessert where we picked 4 mini desserts to try. I picked cranberry cobbler with blood orange sherbet and a apple cider doughnut hole. Jeff chose bacon cheesecake and a cream puff.

This restaurant had a great atmosphere and delicious food! Our trip to Charleston was a great couple days of relaxing and enjoying hanging out together. 


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