Southern Getaway: Magnolia Gardens

We drove from Savannah to Charleston, stopping at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens on our way. The gardens were so pretty with lovely white bridges throughout and big gorgeous magnolia trees. Blooming camellias were lining the paths. We didn't tour the plantation home but we walked through the little petting zoo and we also walked through the swamp garden and saw some crazy birds and even a few alligators. I can only imagine how beautiful the gardens are in the spring and summer.

We had dinner at Martha Lou's Kitchen in Charleston. It was a fun little dive that I had read about from the Washington Post food critic. It was a tiny place with a friendly vibe and Martha Lou herself was cooking and serving up the food. The fried chicken was delicious and so was the sweet potato pie. A very southern dining experience. After dinner we saw the new Star Wars movie before finally checking into our fun hotel in the historic area of Charleston.

 It doesn't look very pretty, but that chicken was so juicy and yummy.

 Martha Lou frying up some chicken in the kitchen.