Babymoon Day 3 & 4

So, although this is about day 3 & 4, I have to start with dinner on day 2. We decided to check out S.N.O.B., a restaurant that had been recommended by a friends brother and highly rated on Yelp. The initials stand for Slightly North of Broad, but we actually found the acronym fairly suiting. The food was pretty good, but the staff felt slightly pretentious. They were slightly snippy at us for arriving ten minutes before our reservation. Josh had shrimp and grits, and although more tomato based than he expected, it was good. I had a decadent filet mignon topped with deviled crab and a bearnaise sauce. As we wandered back to the hotel, we stopped in a few of the market shops that were still open, and Josh got an interesting t-shirt. You'll have to ask him about it.

Day three we awoke to what sounded like construction and leaf blowing inside our room. Note that older hotels are not very sound proof and that adorable brick alley has great acoustics! We went ahead and got up and ready. Our breakfast was once again delivered to the room, I could get used to that. We had decided to spend the day at Magnolia Plantation, so we got in the car for the first time since arriving and headed north of Charleston. The plantation garden was very pretty and the marsh grounds and slave cabins were interesting, although the house tour was not really what you would expect of a grand southern plantation, probably because the original house was burnt in the "Great Unpleasantness" as they called the Civil War, and this one was rebuilt in pieces by a destitute family. We did learn that rice, not cotton was the main crop in that area before the war, which was news to me!

We spent most of the day at the plantation and came back to the hotel for a short rest before heading to FIG for dinner. FIG was AMAZING. FIG stands for Food Is Good, and, like last night, this was an apt description. All of their dishes are based on whatever ingredients local farms deliver to them daily! We started with an amazing polenta with wild leeks and asparagus. I though Josh was going to lick the plate after he finished his striped bass, and my pork chop was fantastic as well. We finished it all off with a chocolate lava cake and mint chocolate chip ice cream. It was all delicious and the atmosphere and staff were inviting and warm. Our very nice waitress even made me a virgin mojito! If you are ever in Charleston, go to FIG.

We headed back to the hotel after dinner and after trying to watch American Idol (Fox was having some issues) I turned in for the night knowing we have to get up early today and get back on the road. We had a very uneventful (except for a stop at Cracker Barrel for lunch) drive back to Durham. Although vacation was a lot of fun, it's pretty nice to be sitting on my deck with my computer in my lap and my cats at my feet. The best part is that I still have five days before I have to go back to work! Yay for Spring Break!