Thursday, January 29, 2009

Dinner, The Battery, and Bridges

After leaving Patriots Point we cruised around the Historic District of Charleston a bit and were all taken back by the beautiful homes and churches.





The narrow (often one-way) streets and sidewalks were bustling and finding a parking spot was next to impossible. We stopped in at a small shopping center and walked through one of the many antique stores. There was some amazing stuff. Sam spotted a table selling for $750,000.00! Sam asked one of the employees where a good place to eat was and he recommended Jestine's. He also said we could leave the rig in their parking lot, sweet. On the way, Sam asked another guy if Jestine's was any good and he replied "It doesn't get any better". I remembered reading about it and how it had been featured on the Food Network, so we figured we'd better try it. There had been a line earlier when we drove past, but we got lucky and were seated right away. It was traditional southern cooking and was delish. Emily loved the fried chicken!



We decided to drive around a bit more to see the homes lit at night and it is lovely, especially the gas burning lanterns. We drove down along the riverfront and got some beautiful photos of the bridge over the Ashley River.




Then we crossed back across the historic district and over the bridge spanning the Copper River to our hotel for the night.




2 comments:

Thompson Family said...

I love the pic of Emily chowing down, classic!! What a fabulous and fun trip! I'm jealous of all the gorgeous and history filled spots you have to go explore!

Anonymous said...

You guys are soooo blessed to be in that part of the country. You can go and do so many things. It really does make us jealous and want to get back there to visit.The ships, houses and all are neat to see.