Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is Savannah's sister city and they are both gracious Southern cities with beautiful buildings.  We had a wonderful lunch at both places but Charleston in particular has the reputation for fine food.  We ate at Blossom's there in East Bay Street and the seafood pasta was quite divine.  We played bridge in both cities and the standard was very good.

This is a single house, a peculiarity of Charleston.  The house is only one room across but stretching back quite far into the property.  The reason for this strange construction of quite grand houses was the scarcity of street frontage.  Even though there is what appears to be a front door, entry is through a verandah.

The verandah and the rest of the house is very spacious as you can see.

One of the even grander single houses along the waterfront.  Still one room across at the front.

These are two of the grander houses along the Charleston waterfront.

The Charleston Dock Street Theatre from circa 1800.  The first theatre in America was on this site before that.

The lovely interior with cedar paneling, painted a dark mahogony.

The sumptuous lounge.  Almost the same colour as my dining room back home I notice :-)