Our trip to Greenville, SC.
Hi guys! Ok, so I have finally found some time to recap our most recent trip to Greenville, SC. We try to go down there at least once a year to visit Chad’s mom (she’s been living there for the past 15 years or so). She also tries to make one trip a year to see us. I’m not going to lie, it’s a brutal 8-10 hour drive (depending on traffic AND on how many times we have to stop for bathroom breaks). I used to think it was hard traveling by car with infants and toddlers, but when our kids were that young they slept most of the way there. Now, all we hear is: “are we there yet? Are we there yet? How many more hours?” Ugh…it makes you wanna pull your hair out! Haha.
What we ate:
Each time we go to Greenville, we know we will be eating lunch (at least three times) at Joy of Tokyo. This place is the best, “cheap-er” hibachi style Japanese “fast food”. Your meal is prepared behind a glass window and then you pick it up when they call your number. And let me tell you: THIS FOOD IS AMAZING! I’ve never had a bad meal there. It’s so good that Chad and I were contemplating opening a Joy of Tokyo franchise in Northern VA!?
Highly recommend fillet with shrimp and scallops (I had it three days in a row). Kids loved the fillet with chicken.
One night we had dinner at Blue Ridge Brewing Co. in Greer, SC. I ordered the Carolina Q (pulled pork platter), which wasn’t the best pulled pork sandwich I’ve had, but it wasn’t the worst either. Their wings and fries were delicious! Nice decor and great service.
Downtown Greenville has a lot of nice coffee shops. We went to two of them this time around: Port City Java and Coffee Under Ground. We had a great experience at both.
Over the years, we have tried a lot of amazing restaurants in Downtown Greenville. One of our favorites are: Smoke on the Water, Sushi Murasaki, and Tupelo Honey.
What we did:
When we go to Greenville, we love spending as much time downtown as possible. They have the cutest boutiques and souvenir shops, you can spend hours walking down Main Street! Now, Falls Park on the Reedy River is by far my favorite thing in downtown Greenville. That and the Root tree aka Medusa tree near the S.C. Governor’s School. It is believed to be 70 years old and these American beech trees can live as long as 300 years. It serves as a great background for selfies? and family photos!
This is the Liberty Bridge. You can feel it moving very so slightly as you walk across it.
We stayed in Greenville for 5 days. Two of those days were cold and rainy, perfect for spending time with grandma, playing games, watching movies and doing puzzles.
Hope everyone enjoyed their spring break!
xoxo, Ania
