Greenville, SC

The second half of this year's Spring Break included a trip to Greenville, SC with family to see family.  I love Greenville!!  It has a lot to offer in the city itself, and SOOO many things are within a decent driving distance.

Greenville's downtown area is wonderful.  Traffic has one lane going each direction and very slowly.  There are lots of restaurants and outdoor seating to enjoy the ambiance - fountains, trees, sculptures, quotes on sections of sidewalk.

Wonderful outdoor eating areas

Beautiful downtown Greenville

It is a center for politics - several Congressmen and Senators have offices downtown.

There is a wonderful area, Falls Park on the Reedy River, for enjoying nature in the downtown area.  The swinging bridge that crosses it is a fun adventure.  Technically, it isn't a swinging bridge, but it does move slightly with others moving across it.  It's certainly a lovely way to walk off the yummy meal you've just had.

Liberty Bridge across the Reedy River

There is no shortage of good places to eat downtown.  Right now there are OVER 90 restaurants and pubs around downtown.  I can't vouch for them all, but all of the ones I HAVE eaten in have a wonderful variety on the menu.

*Soby's on the Side

*Carolina Ale House

* Overlook Grill

* Marble Slab Creamery

Want to ride a trolley?  Greenville has a nice one - free of charge - that runs downtown. It takes about 45 minutes to ride the complete circuit.

Another thing to do downtown is to find the Mice on Main, especially if you have children.  Of course, the big kids like me enjoy it too.  It's like an Easter egg hunt, but with brass mice.  It's based on the book, Goodnight Moon, that the creator used to read with his mother every night when he was a little boy.  He partnered with a sculptor, and they created 9 brass mice with distinct looks and characters.  The 9 mice were placed along Main St. from the Hyatt to the Westin Poinsett Hotel.  See if you can find all nine!  I didn't get to do it on this trip, but I plan to do it next time.  : )

This is only 1 of the little guys!  Kinda cute, huh?

There is now a line of merchandise about the Mice on Main and all the proceeds are given to a charity in Greenville.  That's creative community service!!

And of course, there was shopping!!  I won't bore you with that list but you should know - it is LONG!!  If you think you need it, you can find it here.

For my next trip, I want to ride bicycles with my cousin along the trails in Greenville to Furman University.  Now I have a goal to get in shape for!!  I'll post about that trip when it happens, but I'm not sure there will be pictures. LOL!!