I had very little context of what to expect from a visit to Greenville, South Carolina. As it turned out, Amanda had visited that city with her family just a month or so prior to when I was offered the opportunity to visit with my family. She had so many great things to share about it that it piqued my interest and I was quickly sold on the idea!

We were set up with a full two-day itinerary and it was perfectly tailored for our family.

Let me walk you through our time there in case you missed it when I shared it on Instagram Stories!

We arrived on a rainy Wednesday evening at the Grand Bohemian Lodge, right in downtown Greenville. We checked into our adjoining rooms, grabbed umbrellas, and started on the short walk over to dinner at Up on the Roof. We walked to dinner on the path that ran along the river, just outside our hotel. It’s so beautifully designed with little areas of grass to play or picnic on, there were sculptures and other beautiful garden landscapes to enjoy, and it wove through lush pockets of trees that made it feel impossible to believe you were still within the center of Greenville.
After our delicious meal, we headed back to the hotel to get settled and rested for a busy Thursday.

On Thursday morning we ate breakfast at Bex Cafe. It’s a small, funky shop with a variety of breakfast offerings from bagels to smoothies to oatmeal. Afterward, we drove over to the Greenville Childrens Museum. My kids were vibrating with exc...