Saturday, November 23, 2013

Charleston, South Carolina



Last night, we arrived in Charleston, SC after a long day of travel. The car rental representative recommended FATZ for dinner for delicious  Kalabash chicken and sweet tea.  It was the perfect southern start to our vacation!
 Gigi met us at our hotel in the morning for a tour of Charleston. She couldn't get over how grown up the girls were and it was wonderful to see her!  On our way into downtown, we took a slight detour to The Citadel. 
 It was a beautiful military campus with so much history and really cool monuments.



 Then we parked in downtown Charleston and browsed through a large farmer's market going on in the square across the street.  We couldn't pass up the beignet booth!
 Then it was on to a horse-drawn carriage ride through historic Charleston.  Freddy guided us up and down King Street and Meeting Street to see some of the most gorgeous homes.
 We loved the architecture and uniqueness of these homes!  
After the carriage ride, we stopped for lunch before doing some walking on our own.  Taylor loved her fried green tomato BLT and the shrimp po' boys were amazing.  Of course, we drank more sweet tea!
 We walked down Rainbow Row
 posed in front of more stunning homes
 and walked along the waterfront.



 We couldn't leave Charleston without one more treat before the two hour drive to Hilton Head...