Week 189 - Charleston SC Photo Collection - 03-28-2010

Charleston, South Carolina is a fabulous city to visit. Walks along the harbor, historical buildings, great restaurants, vast history and charming hospitality.

The Spirit of South Carolina, a beautiful boat, is being readied for voyage.

The Fort Sumter National Monument museum is loaded with documents, photos, painting and East Coast history. We spent a couple of hours viewing all the exhibits. You would have to spend several days to read it all. It is like walking through your American History school book but much more interesting. Be sure to block out plenty of time for this.

The downtown area is full of great buildings with plenty of character. Not knowing the area, we ate lunch at Hyman's Seafood Company. Our lunch special was inexpensive, great food and included a coupon for a Hyman's T-Shirt for only $2.00! (No photo of Hymans.) Hyman's began in 1890 by W. M. Karesh as a wholesale warehouse. It continued with family descendants as a wholesaler until 1986. Two great grandsons of the founder, Eli and Aaron Hyman opened restaurants Hyman's Seafood Co. and Aaron's Deli at that time. Today Eli and Aaron's son-in-law Brad continue to operate in the 120th year of family business in the same building. Don't miss Hyman's and get a T-Shirt. Pete did and in our travels, many people recognize the restaurant.

Battery Park is right on the shores of the Charleston Peninsula. It was used for protection of the city during the American Civil War.

More of the many well-maintained city buildings and streets.

Daughters of Confederacy and tourist rides.

Or you can take the Black Cab. One thing that proved to be difficult was touring by scooter. Sure, it was fabulous while riding but we found that none of the parking garages would allow a motorcycle to be parked! This was the first incident, but we found since, that throughout the large cities, it is pretty much the norm. When we visited New York City, we called dozens of parking garages and none of them would let us park. Who'd a thunk it!

And where do you park your RV in Charleston? At the Elks of course. With room for about 50 motorhomes, we had no problem picking our spot! And inside we met Mussy Musgrove, an 80+ year old gentleman who was a delight to chat with. He sat at the door and knew and hugged every lady who came in. What a character!

Leaving Charleston, heading North, you cross the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge on your way to Mount Pleasant. The East has thousands of bridges and this one opened in 2005 is one of the most interesting.

As we continue our visit at home for the next few months, we hope you continue to enjoy our photo collections. Let us know what you think.

Love, Pete and Ellen

Photos from May 2007