Charleston

Ahhh Charleston.  I really enjoyed our getaway to Charleston, SC.  Neither of us have ever visited and Adam had a co-worker who knew a lot about the city, so we were set.  Since Adam travels a lot, we stayed at the Marriott using his points.  We had a view of the city and the Ashley River.  The first night we slept for 10 hours.  Then I went to breakfast and came back to the room and laid around some more.  It was wonderful.  No children...nobody to feed or dress.  Just me and Adam.  The first day we were there, the weather was very cold and windy.  We chose that day to take a carriage ride around the city.  Someone told us to do that first so we would know where to re-visit.  They were right.  It gave us a good lay out and a lot of details as to what buildings were and a brief history of the city.  Luckily the carriage company had blankets for us to use.  We were on the carriage ride with a group from Germany and only one of them spoke English, so while their translator was translating things, we would ask questions to the driver.  On our first evening, we ate seafood and walked on one of the beaches.  We were looking for shells while waiting for our dinner reservations but we weren't having much luck.  As we got back in the car and I was cleaning my shoes, Adam said, "Something just jumped out of the water!"  I thought he was joking but I looked up and then I saw a dolphin jump out of the water!!  It was so cool!  A man told us that the dolphins there are very friendly and a lot of people kayak and the dolphins swim right up to your kayak.  How cool!  I tried to get a picture, but I failed.  But I did get a picture of the pretty beach.

Notice the piazzas on the left.  They were facing the ocean so that in the summer time, they would open up the floor to ceiling windows and let the cool breeze cool their homes.  This house also showed of a dual staircase.  A long time ago, if a man saw a woman's ankle, he had to kneel down and propse to her right then and there because it was a sin.  So a lot of places had dual staircases.  The men walked up the left side and women walked up the right.

One night we ate at Poe's Tavern.  (Named after Edgar Allen Poe who was once stationed at Fort Moultrie)  The burgers there were delicious!!  This is Adam's burger which was pico, guacamole, and pepper jack cheese.

My burger had buffalo shrimp and blue cheese.  It was SOOO good!!!!

Here is Adam next to a life size version of the  H.L. Hunley .  It was used during the civil war by the confederates and it sunk 3 times, killing the crew every time. 

Here is one of the houses facing The Battery that was right on the shore.  This house was special because it had a cupola on top and not many houses did back then.  In the summer time they would open all their windows on the piazza and open all the windows on the cupola and the cupola would suck the cool air through the house.  GENIUS!

This piece of furniture was estimated at about 2 million today.  It has ivory inlays and different types of exotic wood throughout.  It has been said it is the best piece of antique American furniture.  (It was made by a German)  But it is huge and beautiful.  It sits in the Heyward Washington House.  George Washington stayed there during a visit to Charleston to unify the colonies. 

Here is our rental car.  Adam wasn't thrilled with a jeep.

Peek!



We did have a lot of fun, but I did miss the girls.  I would look at pictures on my phone or watch videos of them at night.  I even got restless while laying around because I'm used to doing SOMETHING!!!  But it was a much needed getaway for both Adam and I AND the girls.  Thanks again mom for watching the girls and surviving!!

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