Whenever we come down to South Carolina, we always spend at least pet of a day in Charleston. It is a short drive from Myrtle Beach and has become one of our absolute favorite places. We are lucky enough that friends moved down here four years ago, so in addition to hitting some of our favorite spots, we are sometimes lucky enough to get to spend some time with them.
Today we meet our friends for lunch at the Early Bird Diner, a good hole in the wall place visited by Guy Fieri for his Food Network show. It was good food, definitely a place we would ever have found on our own.
Afterwards we headed to the Charleston Tea Plantation, the only team farm in all of the United States. We saw a bit of the factory tour and took a trolley ride around the plantation, learned about the history of this farm and how tea is grown and cultivated, and of course we got to taste a bunch of the different varieties.
Part of a double rainbow after a few rain showers.
Sivan hanging out on the trolley. She wasn't as angry as this picture makes her look. She was in deep conversation with Peggy, our seat mate for part of the ride.
Our friends took this picture of us.
On the way back into Downtown Charleston, Michal and I took a quick walk over to Angel Oak, a massive tree not far from the plantation. Absolutely beautiful, the tree limbs continued on for more than 150 feet.
We ended our day in Charleston by having dinner at Hyman's, an absolute favorite for food there. If you are eve inchatleston, you must stop here. Always a great time with low country food.
Eli, one of the owners, stopped by our table and chatted to us. After talking about the restaurant and the Jewish community in Charleston, he have each of the girls a $2 "bill," with which they could get a tree at the shop downstairs. Sivan is clearly investigating it very closely.
Another wonderful day in Charleston. We didn't get to do everything we'd like to, but that's okay. We will likely be back in a few months.
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