Here's my Charleston Day 1 and pre-day 1 pics!
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The amazing Rodney Scott Whole Hog BBQ
They had a local lager (Hi-Wire Lager by Hi-Wire Brewing)
From left to right, corbread, greens, honey-butter and some of the best BBQ I have ever had.
The counter at Rodney King BBQ
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge. I walked the entire thing. It was a great photographic experience.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge with Army helicopters flying by.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge. A pretty amazing piece of architecture.
Looking down from the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
A ship goes under the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
Another view from the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
Looking down from the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
Looking down from the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
Parts of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
On the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
On the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
On the Arthur Ravenel Bridge. Sorry, I couldn't stop taking these amazing sunset pics.
On the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
On the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
On the Arthur Ravenel Bridge.
At the base of the bridge on the Mt. Pleasant side is the Waterfront Park. Shot this bunny there. There were lots of them.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge from the park.
The Arthur Ravenel Bridge from the park.
Our first and second day in Charleston we had breakfast at this amazing restaurant that was just behind our AirBnB.
This is in the their courtyard.
They have awesome coffee
A beautiful tin roof in a very beautifully restored building.
Breakfast included some really good drinks. Wait, it was brunch. You can drink at brunch, can't you?
My breakfast on day one–eggs, pork belly, tomato jam, grits and a wonderful biscuit.
Kathleen's breakfast on day 1. Same except bacon instead of pork belly.
That biscuit with some superb blueberry vanilla jam. We brought a bottle of it home.
Good to the last bite.
The start of my walk.
Do you love this sign?
And this one.
So much great architecture.
More great (but somewhat dilapidated buildings)
Great sign.
Loved the name and the smell of this business.
Wonderful.
Love this building.
Every building has a plaque.`
I really wanted to eat here but we just could not fit it in.
Love this sign.
Gorgeous church. We learned that no building in Charleston can be higher than the highest church steeple. This is it.
Same church.
The Marion Square Market every Saturday morning.
In the Marion Square Market
In the Marion Square Market.
In the Marion Square Market.
From the back this statue of John C. Calhoun, he looks like a flasher, don't you think?
In the Marion Square Market.
In the Marion Square Market.
More photos while walking around before 7:00 am.
More photos while walking around before 7:00 am.
More photos while walking around before 7:00 am.
More photos while walking around before 7:00 am. This is in Marian Square Park.
More photos while walking around before 7:00 am.
John C. Calhoun from the front. Less of a flasher.
Loved this orange bike parked in front of the Apple Store on King Street.
Love this sign.
It was KICKIN'!
Another great (only in the South) sign
I love neon. Went back and shot this in the dark the next morning.
Yes, they do.
Love this building.
Had an interesting conversation with the owner of this barber shop.
Love this old fire station.
And this old house.
More photos while walking around before 7:00 am.
More photos while walking around before 7:00 am.
An abandoned/condemned building near our AirBnB.
Same building.
After breakfast, off to our harbor tour.
From the pier where we left on the tour...the bridge I climbed two days before.
Pelicans
Dolphins
Boats
The HORRIBLE Carnival ship we took to Mexico in 2001. It was old and broken down then but is still saying.
The pineapple fountain from the boar.
Charleston from the boat.
More of the same.
Battery Park from the boat.
Sailing school
Sailing school 2
Bird going fishing.
Pelican just before the dive.
Fort Sumter where the Civil War started.
Shrimp boats coming. Sorry, no Forrest Gump or Lieutenant Dan.
Love the birds sitting on lines.
The Arthur Ravenal Bridge with container ship.
Under the bridge.
The bridge
Looking up at the bridge. Thursday I was standing right there shooting.
All the BMW X3 s and X5s are built in South Carolina and shipped from this port. There were thousands of them.
Back downtown after the tour with Kathleen.
Back in the park in the afternoon.
Walking around downtown.
A stately home near the battery.
Windsurfers off Battery Park
Walking the seawall in Battery Park
More wind surfers in Battery Park
A carriage ride we would take the next day.
A gorgeous home across from Battery Park.
One of Charleston's founding fathers.
The Confederate Memorial
The love of my life on the seawall.
Dinner time at the wonderful 5Church.
5Church
More inside of 5Church
Great bar and we love the lights.
More bar, more lights.
My dinner. Short rib, sweet potatoes cooked two ways and wild mushrooms and onions. Awesome.
Kathleen's entrée. It was a special and we can't find it on their menu. But she does remember she loved it.
The Final Confession. One of the best cocktails we ever had. It had with rye whiskey, luxardo, ginger liquor and lime juice.
Dessert–cinnamon beignets with chocolate and vanilla sauce. Wonderful.
The sign on the wall says "No Immunity." The restaurant owner was on Top Chef and he turned down immunity.
After dinner we attended a close-up magic show called the Southern Charmer.
The show takes place in a very intimate setting called the Palmetto Parlor.
More Palmetto Palmer.
The Southern Charmer
The amazing Kellar O'Neill–Master of the Mind
Everyone gets into the show. And we were in the first row of three rows.
Hypnotized?
Kathleen assists the Charmer
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