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I have found a new downtown love and it goes by the name of Rainer’s.

This quirky cafe/art gallery offers fresh, delicious options for lunch, dinner, or dessert and showcases fun art from local artists and from those around the world. Almost everything is for sale! The chairs you sit on, the table you eat at or the paintings on the walls! They could all be yours! Best of all…Rainer’s is cell phone free! You must take your calls outside! Goodbye rude cell phone people! I hope to see other places follow suit!

On our maiden visit, I ordered the Pesto Tomato Panini with a side of Mediterranean Pasta while the husband settled for the Cuban with a side of fresh fruit! Yum, yum, and more yum! Unfortunately, we did not leave room for dessert but maybe next time, say…after The Lion King at the Peace Center …maybe?

You know you love your city when you chose to travel a mere 12 miles from home to vacation for the weekend!

Other than our construction view, our stay at the Hampton Inn at Riverplace was stellar. Besides being in the middle of all the shops, restaurants, parks and bars, this hotel also offers a pretty view of the Reedy River. When the amphitheater construction across the river is complete, folks will be able to step out on their balcony to listen to and watch the summer concerts playing. Art studios line the walkway below, children play in the fountains, and just around the corner is The Peace Center where you can catch a broadway show like the Lion King or Les Miserables.

There is so much that Greenville has to offer that a weekend retreat seemed like a great idea! Aaannnd…since it was a birthday weekend to boot, we decided to oblige our great idea and head downtown!