I am home!

I am most definitely home.  Blue sky, 80-degrees, and PLENTY of palm trees!

My trip is ending . . .

My trip is nearly over.  As the weather gets cold everwhere, I am headed back to my home state, where it's always warm!

I had a perfect ending to my trip.  As I awoke this morning, I was greeted by this beautiful sunrise over Greenville, South Carolina!  What could be a better conclusion to my trip?

Falls Park on the Reedy River

My journey southbound towards home has definitely begun.  I entered South Carolina today.

Falls Park in the center of downtown Greenville SC is beautiful; it is the pride of Greenville and the best part is it is free to everyone.  During the summer the flowers are blooming so pretty.  There were a few flowers today, but not as many.  It was a gorgeous, cold day to walk around the park and downtown Greenville.  I was staying at the Courtyard Downtown Greenville and there couldn't be a more PERFECT location.  You can walk to everything from that beautiful hotel.  The staff is wonderful and the rooms are spectacular with great views.  I love that place.  It doesn't come cheap, but it is worth it!

 

The magnificent Liberty Bridge.

 

The views of the park from this bridge are just spectacular!

 

I love these waterfalls! 

 

The park is so amazing to walk around.  It's a very peaceful place.

 

If you climb up just a few stairs, you are in downtown Greenville where there are tons of great shops and restaurants.

 

Some little Mallards

 

And, Canadian geese.

 

Some folks building towers or rocks.

 

And, here I am enjoying this beautiful, pristine place!

 

Beautiful, beautiful flowers! 

 

 

I loved these.  They were velvety to the touch - so soft!

 

After the park, I enjoyed a pizza and a stroll around downtown Greenville.  I love this place.  All the shops are so nice and the area is very historic.  Great place to visit!

 

This is my favorite building in Greenville.  I love it!

 

 

 

A memorial for 9/11

 

Cool!  They dyed the fountain pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

 

MICE ON MAIN

 

This is really cute.  All over Main Street they have these little bronze mice - in different positions.  In one area, there is a story about how they came to be.   It's very cute!  I like looking for the different mice.

 

THE BEST! was the Army-Navy Store.  It had all this cool Army stuff in it.  The bicycle is authentic and I think the guy said it was from the 40s or 50s (I forgot which).

 

VEGETARIAN MEAL? 

Really?  This can't be good - can it?!?