For our second day in Charleston we knew we wanted to visit a plantation. Although the weather was not perfect it still beat a tropical storm and thankfully was not really pouring, just more of a mist. We headed out to the plantation area bright and early. It was about a 20-25 minute drive from our hotel out to the plantations. We chose to visit Magnolia Plantation. We were actually one of the first people out there for the day. We walked around the grounds a bit before we took a tour of the home, which was great!
By the time we finished at the plantation, the weather had cleared up a bit and we headed back into town. Again starving we chose to go to a place called "Toast" for some brunch. It was supposed to be quite good and literally had a line outside all weekend, we didn't find it lived up to all the hype. I did decided to try grits with my ommlet which were also not the greatest, oh well can't win them all.
I can tell you one of the highlights of our trip though absolutely had to be our cooking demonstration class! We signed up to do a cooking demonstration class at Charleston cooks. We loved it start to finish. Our chef was so energetic and dynamic and we learned so many great tips. It was fun to watch her prepare a real Southern meal. Our meal consisted of honey lacquered smoked pork chops, low country red rice and a peach grits cake. All were delicious! We liked it so much we signed up for another class the next day!
By the time our fabulous class ended the weather had cleared up and it was beautiful outside. After doing some shopping through some of the Charleston markets we decided to take a famous carriage ride through the city. This was a nice way to see the city!
Finally we wrapped up our second day with drinks at a rooftop bar overlooking the city before enjoying a more low key dinner out on the water. Another fabulous and fun day in Charleston!
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