Charleston

A couple of weeks ago we decided to take a quick weekend trip to Charleston. It was amazing!!! It is an extremely beautiful city with so much history, amazing food, nice people, and breath-taking beaches. (My camera was out of batteries and I forgot to bring the charger and so here are a few of the places we visited, thanks google images.)

I was able to get a couple of pics at Folly Beach before the battery died. The pier at Folly Beach. There is nothing Ezra loves more than playing in the sand and so what is better than miles and miles of endless sand? And Luke enjoying the drinks that we got before we went to the beach. You would never know that he wasn't even on the charts for weight by the way that kid eats.

A really amazing bridge that connects Charleston to the Isle of Palms beach.

Battery Park

This Park is located on the coast of Charleston and is rich with history. It is across the water from Fort Sumter and has cannons that were used in the war. Pretty cool. There are all kinds of memorials and statues that tell about the history of this area.

The Battery.

A really ritzy area on the coast, near Battery Park, with lots of huge, old, beautiful homes.

Rainbow Row.

Hyman's Seafood.

The place we went to dinner. It has great seafood, hush puppies, fried okra, mac & cheese, and they give the kids free ice cream at the end. What more could you ask for?

We walked out onto the pier and there were people catching crabs. We saw a couple people pull out crab. Kinda cool. The boys loved it and Ezra thinks we should bring our own net next time.

A famous open air market. The building was built in the late 1700's or early 1800's and behind it there is a huge open air market with tons of vendors selling a variety of stuff.

There are women and children all over the city, especially near the market, that weave this grass into baskets, hats, flower, and all kinds of things. It was actually a tradition that was passed down from the time of the slaves.

King Street.

This street is lined with people and expensive shops. We were quite the spectacle with our double stroller. I can't tell you the number of times we were stopped by people telling us how cute our kids were and then asking a question about our ridiculously large stroller that took up the entire sidewalk. I am not sure if they really thought the kids were cute or if it was a dare to talk to the spectacle of a family that was taking up the entire sidewalk, or to get a closer look at what we Utahns call a double stroller.

We stayed at a really nice hotel for a great deal. Thanks priceline.

When we pulled up to our hotel there was a huge Farmer's Market that was going on across the street. It was great! We had gyros, German patries, crepes, and some vegetarian tofu thing that was delicious. There were also tons of vendors, but because we got there at 1:30 and things shut down at 2 we were bummed we couldn't hang around a little longer.

We miss you Charleston and hope to visit many more times!!!