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| Pretty awesome!!! |
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| moss hut making: favorite pastime |
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| "To Be the Exception is to be Exceptional" Victor Hugo |
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| As duck rides are to Boston, carriage rides are to Charleston. They are so many that they have a colored ping pong ball lottery to determine which route each ride can take. Very informational tour. |
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| Notice the illusion of the front door to the home that leads to the porch. Houses of this period didn't have inside hallways |
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| Notice the earthquake bolts to hold the buildings together. |
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| The church steeples looked like they were competing for who could reach heaven. |
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| rainbow row-longest stretch of pre-revolutionary homes had been the slums but a woman bought some and painted them and then they became chic and popular Sidewalks are wide enough for 2 hoop skirts |
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| Annebellum extravagance |
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| Many of the doors had rope trim-a chinese tradition denoting connection with the shipping trade |
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| weddings in this gazebo are 2nd in number to Las Vegas. The young daughter who grew up in the white mansion above, had this gazebo built for her wedding. She had 100 bridesmaids. |
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| These stones had been brought over on ships from England to keep them balanced. Goods were loaded on return voyage and the stones used in streets. |
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| sweet grass baskets in the market. The market is in the same place as the slaves market where slaves would bring goods into town to sell. |
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| Fort Sumter |
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| Can't imagine what those 60 northern troops felt like on surprise attack |
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On the ferry |
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| We got to stay right on the water, look at this view out our windows.
If we come to Charleston again, will want to visit the Nathanial Russel house. Our carriage driver said this one was the best to visit.
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