Charleston, SC (1)

Since we weren't sure how much time we would be able to spend in Charleston, we decided to go the traditional route and take a horse drawn carriage through the city. (I was worried about the kindness of such a thing to the animals but was assured of their kind keeping. Phew!) Our guide for the day was Cooper and his human. On our tour we covered Rainbow Row, The French Quarter, East Bay and The Battery (Feel free to look those up in your free time!). Jonah was a great assistant to the guide by pointing things out that HE thought were interesting too.

 

  

The history and architecture of Charleston is amazing. Some of the houses could be toured on the inside, but with a rowdy toddler, that was out of the question! The incredible porches on the outsides of the homes helped you to imagine how grand the insides must be as well. Some of the porches were large and open while others had privacy doors from the road that allowed them to be more enclosed. All of them had beautiful palettes of whites, greys, and pastels.  Without exception, they were very different from any neighborhoods we have ever known.

 

 

After the carriage ride, we dropped Cooper back off at his home and were able to thank him for a lovely tour. 

 

 We finished our morning in the city with a seafood boil for lunch (We made sure to eat seafood every meal we could while we were there.) capped off with a little ice cream on the curb.