We made it back to our hotel and just lounged around. But we were getting stir crazy (it doesn't take much) and the kids were begging for the pool. But it was so yucky out although what did it matter they were gonna get wet anyway. So off we went with a little wine in hand for momma. For dinner we wanted something quick and simple. We had a Publex right next to our hotel and we spotted some fried chicken on a previous visit. I ran over there with the kids and grabbed chicken and a few sides. We were supposed to get our family pictures taken but the weather just wasn't cooperating. This made me the most sad. Our photographer has been snapping pics of our family when it was just little Mere . Our found her site right before our first trip! She has watched our family grow!
On Wednesday it was STILL raining!! We had never toured any of the historical homes in downtown Charleston. The rain gave us the perfect excuse to finally take a step back in time. The first tour was at the Nathaniel Russell House . Visitors learn about the Russell family and the enslaved African Americans who lived there maintaining one of the nation’s grandest antebellum townhouses. An exhibition in the original kitchen house highlights artifacts uncovered during archaeological investigations at the site—pottery sherds, beads, and part of a slave tag. The tour lasts around 30 minutes. We weren't sure how it would go with 2 kiddos (one being a wild 4 yr old) but our tour guide was a retired teacher who included them during the whole way!
Sunday : 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Last tour begins at 4:30 p.m.
The next home we toured was the Aiken Rhett House which is Located on the corner of Judith and Elizabeth streets. Charleston merchant John Robinson built the house in 1820 as a typical Charleston double house with a central hallway and two rooms on either side. The original front entrance was located on Judith Street, where the piazza, a Charleston term for a double side porch, is now located. When Robinson lost five ships at sea in 1825, he was forced to sell the house to meet his financial obligations. Subsequently, it became the property of William Aiken Sr. in 1827. This home is unique in many ways. One is that it remained in the hands of family descendents for 142 years until it was sold to The Charleston Museum and opened as a museum house in 1975. Historic Charleston Foundation purchased the house in 1995 and adopted a conservation approach to the interpretation of this important house and its outbuildings.
LOCATION
48 Elizabeth Street, two blocks from the Charleston Visitor Center.
Monday - Saturday : 10 a.m. - 5 p.m
Sunday : 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Last tour begins at 4:15 p.m.
Features the only "audio tour" in Charleston
After soaking in so much history we walked around for a little bit before dinner at our favorite spot in Charleston, Vickery's on Shem Creek in Mt. Pleasant. The views alone are worth going here for some good ole Southern food! I always recommend this place to any traveling to Charleston! You must sit outside too. The best time to go is around 6pm when the shrimp boats are coming in to off load their catches of the day. This is the time you can also see the dolphins playing in the creek!
Our last day we got up bright and early to prepare for the long drive home. After loading up the car we headed downtown one last time. We do this each trip. I have to soak in as much of the low country as possible to last a whole year until I smell the pluff mud again. This time we grabbed cupcakes AGAIN from Cupcakes Down South and stopped for some final pictures by the pineapple fountain.
I cannot wait to go back to Charleston! It never comes fast enough!! I am telling you once it is in your blood it doesn't leave!
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