Charleston - part II

Charleston's cobblestone streets

all the ironwork is amazing

the cupola on this home is gorgeous

I stuck my camera through the hedges to sneak a picture of this enchanting garden

one picture from the candlelight tour

Charleston is such a beautiful city. I love the mixture of architectural styles: Colonial revival, Federalist, Victorian, Lowcountry/Charleston, etc.. I also love the influence from the French, African, English and West Indian cultures on the colorful people that call Charleston "home". One evening during our stay, we took a candlelight tour of homes. This is a special event offered in the Fall and the Spring by the Charleston Preservation Society. Private homes are opened-up to the public and you can tour the homes and hear their history from the charming Preservation Society docents. The evening was wonderful! It felt a little like going trick-or-treating, but our costumes were our dinner clothes and instead of candy, we got a tour as our treat! It was too fun! Unfortunately, I was not able to take any photographs in the homes, so you'll have to get to Charleston and see for yourself!

XOXO,

Krissy

Charleston - part I

Charleston single house - the "false" frontdoor is for privacy on the piazza

Mr. Pearl and I on Murray Boulevard

Charleston has the nickname of the "Holy City" because of all of the churches.

having fun at dinner

I couldn't resist this!

Mr. Pearl and I arrived home from Charleston late last night. We walked in the door to find one VERY tired Mumsie (my mom), a clean house (thank you!!!) and three sound asleep children! A perfect ending to a wonderful vacay.

This was my first visit to Charleston and I must say that I am absolutely in love with this town! I had done all of my research, and was armed with my notes and guide books, so that I would not miss a thing! I am weird like that. I am not a "fly by the seat of my pants" kind of gal. We arrived Thursday afternoon and Mr. Pearl and I explored around our hotel (Charleston Place) and hit a few shops on King Street. He was there on business, so we had some "businessy" things to do. Dinner was one of those things, but it was at a fun, casual fish place right on the Cooper River. Friday morning, I woke-up and strapped-on my running shoes and took off on a route (that I had planned before hand :) and explored the city on foot. WOW! Four hours later, I had to go back to the room to refuel! I had more fun slowly exploring this beautiful city. I peered over iron gates into private gardens, studied the beauty of the architecture of the fine homes, enjoyed talking to the most friendly people (next to Texans of course) and marveled at the history of this charming city.

I am just going to post a few pictures today and I will add more later this week, after I have a chance to sort through them all. The only bad thing about a romantic get-away with the hubby, is coming back home and hitting the ground running with both feet. All day, I have been trying to remember the relaxed feeling I had after my massage Saturday!

Happy Monday!

Krissy