{"id":21429,"date":"2017-05-20T21:04:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T01:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=21429"},"modified":"2017-05-20T21:04:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T01:04:21","slug":"day-30-saturday-may-20-sightseeing-day-off-in-charleston-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=21429","title":{"rendered":"Day 30. Saturday, May 20. Sightseeing Day Off in Charleston, South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

We saddled up the Duckies this morning to take a tour of the city. \u00a0Without “Hop On\/Hop Off” Trolley Tours available, we either had to hoof it or pedal; even on tired legs, to\u00a0bike was easiest.<\/p>\n

Beautiful\u00a0flowers,\"\"<\/a> stately homes,\"\"<\/a>parks\"\"<\/a>and churches \"\"<\/a>abound in this city, which to us, seemed a lot less touristy than our past historical towns.<\/p>\n

We biked the entire peninsula along the Ashley River to the Cooper River. \u00a0Homes built in the early 1800’s \"\"<\/a>had front row seats to the beginning of the Civil War with the bombardment of Fort Sumter.<\/p>\n

Many homes along the waterfront have narrow\u00a0fronts\"\"<\/a>with the big porches on the side of the house.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0Water view property was at a premium in the 1800’s, so the bulk\u00a0of the home faced\u00a0the side street or their neighbors.<\/p>\n

We saw St. Michael’s Church (1750’s),\"\"<\/a> the oldest surviving religious structure in Charleston.<\/p>\n

The is the Oldest Unitarian Church (1771) \"\"<\/a>in the South.<\/p>\n

The Circular Congregational Church \"\"<\/a>has the oldest English burial ground \"\"<\/a>still in existence in Charleston, \"\"<\/a>earliest unmarked grave 1695.<\/p>\n

With all these superlatives, dinner was going to be a challenge to keep up. But, we found a great local southern fare diner. \u00a0Besides great\u00a0southern (suddurn) cooking,\"\"<\/a> fried okra\"\"<\/a> and Chocolate, CocaCola Cake,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> the story of Jestine’s Kitchen<\/a> is quite special.<\/p>\n

Not much more in the way of history, but more\u00a0photos below.<\/p>\n\n\t\t