On Charleston

About halfway through the day I began to feel as if Charleston-for all its charms (and it seems to have many)-was going to have to read as a top ten list. So, so, much to see and so little time...So, some favorites from Charleston (in neither favorite, nor chronological, simply Blogger-won't-let-me-have-control, order):

1. Brace yourself for battle at Fort Sumtner.
The south is all about the reenactment.

2. Walk through White Point Park. The trees provide some pleasing shade
 (if you're not terrified of the chigger).
The inscription on this statue reads: To the children of Charleston from a friend.

3. Take a nature walk on Morris Island. Morris Island also served
as an important fortification during the Civil War.
Today, it's home to discarded shark-teeth and pretty shells.

4. Contemplate selling your house to buy this one at the Battery.
It is for sale and the turret is especially charming.

5. Take a boat ride on the Cooper River and look for manatee.
(You might not actually see a manatee, but many dolphin instead).

6. Find something cute (even at the site of a Civil War battle).
How about this darling door?

7. Visit Fort Sumtner. It won't be the best part of the vacation.
Still, it's sort of like going to Paris and climbing the Eiffel Tower.
Sort of.

8. Walk along the waterfront.
You never know what you might find.

9. Walk Rainbow Row and enjoy the pretty colors.

10. Have a cappuccino float and a slice of chocolate cake at Kaminski's
after walking through the city market.
We don't have a picture of that.
We were too busy eating and gawking.