 |
| South Carolina Folly Beach Pier |
If you're planning a vacation in the new year and you love history, or maybe you just like to relax on you're vacation, consider Charleston South Carolina.
We’re lucky enough to
have family living in Charleston. If we didn’t have family living there I don’t
know if we would have ever have considered taking a vacation there. What a
mistake that would be, as we’ve traveled there many times to visit and every
time there is something new to see and do.
As you know this is where the Civil War started, when confederate soldiers fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, which was occupied by Union forces. This was known as the first shot fired in the Civil War. Okay, enough history; you can read this anywhere online. What I want to tell you are some of the fun things that we like to do when we visit Charleston.
Folly Beach is on James Island, we always make it a point to visit this beach in the morning. We walked to the beach and collected some beautiful seashells. We’ll later use these seashells to do some crafts with our grandchildren.
The beach is so very
peaceful in the morning, and if you can get there early enough to see the sunrise it’s a beautiful sight. Although we didn’t do this every day, come on, I’m on
vacation right. If you miss the sunrise, the sunsets on Folly Beach are epic.
Charleston the downtown market
Take a day to visit the huge outside market in downtown Charleston, we like walking through and stopping to see the many vendors and their wares. You’ll find everything here from fine art to the smallest trinket to take home as a keepsake. There are some very talented people, who hand weave these baskets. Well, it’s hard to see the people in this photo, but I really wanted you to see the baskets.
As you walk through, you’ll see people throughout the market crafting and weaving their
baskets. We have purchased several; after all, you can never have enough
baskets, right? Some of them are a bit pricey, but most time the vendors a
willing to make a deal.
Once you're downtown take some time to check out the carriage ride
guided tours of the city. These tours have so many different routes around the
city, and you can take a different one every time. It’s a beautiful ride
through the streets of Old Charleston, the tour guides are well versed in the
history of the city, and the horses are very friendly too. If you’re going to
visit Charleston, put this on your things-to-do list, you won’t be sorry.
As I walk through the streets of this historic city. I can’t help but think of
all the generations that have lived in these homes. Homes that have been here
for hundreds of years, the history just pours out of them. After the war,
Charleston didn’t have a lot of money to rebuild so they restored and restored,
keeping the old buildings for us to enjoy.
This is my favorite
thing to do as I see something new every time we take a walk around the city.
These are some of the things we like to do when we visit Charleston. There is
so much more to enjoy here, with so many wonderful restaurants and parks to visit.
Charleston Where History Lives
Find more Travel Reviews here: ReviewThisTravel.com
Charleston! Charleston!: The History of a Southern City
