At the top of the steps of the US Customs House
We were able to stay at the Anchorage Inn with some American Express points we had. They upgraded our room to a suite when we arrived. It was a cool room!
In the barracks at The Citadel
Posing in front F troop
Inside the battalion
The girls posing on the parade field while waiting for parade to start
Petting a very cute bulldog that we met. His name was Hercules.
Gotta love a band with bagpipes
Watching the afternoon parade at The Citadel
The girls with their new Citadel hats
The beautiful stained glass in The Citadel chapel
Posing in the park
I love exploring all the alleyways......they are so beautiful!
Fort Sumter
When we arrived at Fort Sumter it was pouring down rain....we were a little cold and wet in this picture.
Elisabeth posing by one of the cannons at Fort Sumter
Ansley and Elisabeth getting a lesson in basket making. This lady was sooo nice! She even gave the kids a flower she had made (for free!) They thought that was so cool!
A few weekends ago we decided to take the kids to Charleston. The kids had Friday off from school and we had American Express points that would get us a free hotel stay AND it was Corps Day at The Citadel so we couldn't pass it up. The weather was wonderful!! It was in the 70's and breezy. It was perfect. We had a great time staying at the Anchorage Inn right off East Bay Street. It was a great location because we could walk to so much. We walked to the Battery, the riverfront park, up and down streets looking at churches and down alleyways. I love Charleston! We were talking to a cat we found sitting in an alley and there was a lady in the next alley that heard us and asked us if we were visiting. We said yes and she invited us to come and look at the hidden garden behind her house. It was sooo cool. Unfortunately we were on our way to dinner so we didn't have our camera with us........we didn't want to carry it and keep up with it at dinner. The house was owned by the French Huguenot church. It was built in the 1700's. She invited us in and we were able to look around the 1st floor. Pretty cool! It's amazing the history that house must have!
We went to The Citadel on Saturday morning to watch the parade, show the kids the chapel and the museum and just hang out for a while. On Sunday we took the boat out to Fort Sumter. For the 20 years I've been visiting Charleston I've never been out to Fort Sumter. Ansley just finished studying it in Social Studies so we thought it would be a good place for her to visit. It was a good weekend!
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