I had one last morning in the Big Apple, and I’ll be honest: I didn’t love Sunday Morning. Not the day of the week, but the viral cinnamon roll bakery in New York City. Yes, you read that correctly. It’s a bakery that sells nothing but cinnamon rolls, and the display case is filled with up to 10 flavors each day. It was my final stop before heading home from the city, and I wasn’t wowed.
Today found me biking around Governors Island, seeing another Broadway show, and of course indulging in some delicious food.
It’s been three years since my last visit to the Big Apple and I am well overdue for a couple of days in New York City.
I started my last morning in Charleston with a notification that my flight home had been delayed by a few hours (thank you, snow). And the usual admonition to get to the airport on time in case anything changes. I decided to follow the advice, which meant I had just a few hours to get in some more steps around Charleston before heading to the airport.
Rain, rain, go away… such was the story of the day in Charleston today. But, fear not! I made the best of the day despite the weather.
I’ve been to Charleston, South Carolina many times in the past. The South Carolina Lowcountry has long been one of my favorite vacation destinations, and though I left here just two weeks ago after a visit to Hilton Head Island, I couldn’t resist the temptation to return for a long weekend.
New Year’s Day found me doing a lot of walking, relaxing, and carb-eating in the relative warmth of the south before heading back to the cold of New England tomorrow.
If you told me this morning that I would be eating dinner outside today in my winter coat, I wouldn’t have believed you. I surprised even myself with that one. I won’t be ringing in the New Year at midnight, but I did enjoy both sunrise and sunset along with some adventures in the Sea Pines Plantation today.
I made the 5-hour drive to Hilton Head, South Carolina yesterday afternoon after spending five days in Florida visiting my family and playing hide-and-seek and “phones” with my 2-year old niece. Hilton Head Island has been my favorite vacation destination for the last 20+ years and crossing the bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway feels like coming home.
Newport, Rhode Island was on my summer to-do list, but I didn’t make it there until the very last weekend of official summer. I know I was in Newport years ago, but I don’t remember much about it so it felt like visiting for the first time. With blue skies and temperatures around 70 degrees, the day couldn’t have been more picture-perfect for exploring the Gilded Age mansions and rocky coastline of this small New England city.
Traveling with Laura 