Hey all,
Checking in here from Charleston, SC. I am here with Anna on spring break. It has been a lot of fun!
We have shopped downtown, been to the beach, got to nice restaurants, meet fun people, and just been girls. Its great. But I am a little comfused on one thing. Charleston is supposed to a romantic city, at least that is what everyone says, but I just don't see it. Maybe I need to be here with someone special to make it feel more romantic, but seems like you could make anywhere romantic with the right person. Who knows :-)!
So far, other than the cool houses, I has been no different to me then New Orleans. I did really like New Orleans though. Walking through downtown I really felt like I was back on my J-term trip to the French Quarter. Downtown Charleston looks a lot like the french quarter, only it does not smell as bad. Even the market resembles the old slave trade market in NO. I guess considering the history of both cities, it is to be expected that they are similar, but I guess I was thinking it was going to be different. Who knows, it could even just be my mood.
I love houses, so walking along the battery was a lot of fun. The Battery is about one block long and is just a platformed sidewalk that goes along the bay. All the old pre-war houses are long, narrow, colorful houses that almost seem to hug each other they are built so close together. Each one has been remodeled numerous times, changing from wood to brick to stucco. One interesting thing about them was the steel beams that went all the way through the house acting as support to the ever changing weather and shifting of the earth. Rainbow Row is right off the battery, but Anna isn't fascinated by it like I am so it got bypassed. Hopefully I can drive down there tomorrow.
I have really enjoyed all the people here. There are some pretty awesome dialects of english that occur here. From the "southern belle" to the harsh northern accent. This is definitely a different kind of place from Knoxville. I am not sure I could ever live here. It still seems quite segrigated and stiff for this day and time.
I have driven over the new cooley bridge several times, which is a really nice new bridge, but it still doesn't change the fact that I absolutely hate bridges! Still, its nice and I hear it is a ton better then the last one.
We spent a few hours on the beach today, which was nice, but I'm a Gulf girl. You just can't beat white sand and crystal blue water. Maybe this place is an acquired liking, but I don't know how anyone could like this better then the gulf...
Well, I am going to sign off for now. I actually just ogt on to read how Bo and his friends where doing on the AT since the weather has been crazy.
Peace out
p.s. let me know if you know why Charleston is supposed to be romantic if you know!
