Picture 1: Famous St Philips Church
Picture 2: First sign of spring....Dogwood in full bloom
Picture 2: First sign of spring....Dogwood in full bloom
Picture 3:Stately Home with Copola on top used to cool the house
Picture 4:Gary petting the Palomino Horse before our tour
Picture 5: Another Stately home....see the detail
Charleston is an amazing city. It was founded in 1670 and is known as a living museum. Homes built centuries ago still stand. On April 12 this year it will be 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. The first shot was fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour. The stately homes are beautiful and I learned that it is not called Verandas but Piazzas. They were built to offer breezes during the hot summers. They were closed in on the sides to offer privacy as the gentlemen would sit and sip their mint julip in their shirts. If the unmarried ladies saw them in their undress they would have to swoon and faint or they would be unworthy to marry and could not be part of Charleston society. Some of the smaller piazzas were designed to accomodate their hoop dresses. We took a carriage tour with mules through the city. Charleston was known for cotton and rice which fueled its economy. Amazing!! On our way home we stopped at Carolina Cidar Company and bought a bag of southern pecans(yummy), Cherry Cider, bottle of pickled garlic, cornmeal and of course the most delicious pecan pie. We had it for dessert. We stopped at Frampton Plantation which is right beside our RV park. Tomorrow we head towards to North Carolina on our way to Wendy's
Charleston is an amazing city. It was founded in 1670 and is known as a living museum. Homes built centuries ago still stand. On April 12 this year it will be 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. The first shot was fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbour. The stately homes are beautiful and I learned that it is not called Verandas but Piazzas. They were built to offer breezes during the hot summers. They were closed in on the sides to offer privacy as the gentlemen would sit and sip their mint julip in their shirts. If the unmarried ladies saw them in their undress they would have to swoon and faint or they would be unworthy to marry and could not be part of Charleston society. Some of the smaller piazzas were designed to accomodate their hoop dresses. We took a carriage tour with mules through the city. Charleston was known for cotton and rice which fueled its economy. Amazing!! On our way home we stopped at Carolina Cidar Company and bought a bag of southern pecans(yummy), Cherry Cider, bottle of pickled garlic, cornmeal and of course the most delicious pecan pie. We had it for dessert. We stopped at Frampton Plantation which is right beside our RV park. Tomorrow we head towards to North Carolina on our way to Wendy's
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