Charleston, SC - day 1

We drove to Charleston and arrived Sunday afternoon. We walked around the historic town and got the lay of the town. We found the waterfront park and the famous Pineapple fountain. Many of the must see things were closed either because it was Sunday or because of events but we did tour the old exchange and provost jail . This building has been many things over the years between the revolutionary war, through slave trading, and then the civil war. We window shopped along King St and then went to the Rusty Bull for a beer. Unfortunately their kitchen was closed but the worker directed us to the Big Gun Burger shop. It was definitely a locals place with good burgers, beer, and great conversations. The bartender was awesome. Walking around a little more we ended up at Jeni's ice cream - the best ice cream I ever had! The brumbleberry was too die for!! Tonight we decided to splurge and stay at a hotel in town- the Emiline.Read more