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Mark & Jim offloaded our bent props to have them repaired.
That was before we discovered the Charleston prop shops
had gone out of business. Bummer. |
Friday, 10/09/15 - Charleston, SC with Mark & Barb Yoder
We spent all day today touring various areas in Charleston. It is a fun city to walk around.
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Weaving sweet grass baskets at the
city market |
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| The large city market went for several blocks |
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A guided buggy tour was the perfect way to learn about
historic Charleston |
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| Our guide & his 2 mules |
Early in the tour, we learned that Charleston is known for its wrought iron fancy work. It was important for the people of money to have lots of it and to show it off - everywhere.
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| Everywhere we looked were examples of custom iron work. All very beautiful! |
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| Charleston's history was quite interesting. |
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| Lots of beautiful homes & churches |
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The buggy rides are very popular. Here, we're waiting on
another buggy to pass. |
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| In the buggy barn |
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| Just call me mule! |
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| Lunch at a little cafe with nice entertainment in the background |
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| After lunch we heard a church choir singing on the steps |
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| One of the soloists |
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| Listening to the choir |
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In Charleston, everyone with money lived
slightly north of Broad Street. The rest
lived north of Broad. |
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| There were lots and lots of wonderful art galleries. |
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| One of the old paved streets |
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| I'm watching you watch me! |
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| The artist who captured the buddies picture |
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This turtle nuzzled his way under the gator's chin & no, he didn't
end up as a snack. LOL |
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| Part of Charleston's famous rainbow row street |
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Many of the older homes had earthquake stabilizer rods that
were used to pull the walls back together after Charleston's
devastating quake in the 1800's |
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| One of the beautiful cobblestone roads |
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The gold, the old & the bold.
A ferry, schooner & warship in Charleston Harbor |
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A view across the harbor at one of the crosses erected
by a gentleman in honor of his Bible study group |
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| An award given to outstanding, restored building |
The Calhoun Museum
While walking around Charleston, we had the good fortune to find this amazing home/museum. It is the largest home in the city and had an unfortunate history until its present owner purchased it and fully restored it to its original beauty. He has moved over 10 truckloads of antiques from all over the world into it. It truly is an "OMG" home.
At first, we weren't sure we wanted to pay the fee to see it. After going through it, we all agreed that this was the best spent money we could have ever found. Definitely a must see if you are ever in Charleston!
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The Calhoun Mansion/Museum is the
largest home ever built in Charleston |
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| One of the mansion's fountains |
Though we were were asked to NOT take any pictures of the inside of the home, Jim tried to discreetly snap just a few. The opulence is truly overwhelming!
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| The entry doors were over 250 lbs each! |
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The original owners, devout Methodists, had these clovers
inlaid throughout the house as a representation of the Holy Trinity! |
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| All of the fixtures were custom made by Tiffany who was a close friend of the original owner |
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| The dining room is still in use by the current owner |
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The few pictures we were able to "sneak" hardly tell the story.
OMG is an apt description! |
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All windows and doors were adorned with
this ropework to indicate the owner's
connection with the sea |
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Samba was docked about 1/8 mile down the
mega dock. |
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| Enjoying our next to last evening together |
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| Mark, Barb, Carol & Jim on Samba |
After a very busy and tiring day walking the streets of Charleston, it was great to be able to relax back on Samba. Though we have 1 more day of touring on tap for Saturday, Barb & Mark will be leaving Saturday evening to return home.
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| Evening fire over Charleston |
