Vacation- Day 5 Charleston, SC

We arrived at Charleston early afternoon and went for a historic carriage ride.  All the carriages line up around the square. 

Here is our carriage from Carolina Polo Co.  I felt so bad for our horse...it had been a long day, and he was tired!

Caroline and Daddy getting ready to go for a ride.

There are 3 different routes your carriage can take, but you or the driver do not know the route you will be taking until you arrive at the front of the carriage line.  At the beginning of the line a lady uses the Bingo system to give you your number of which city route you will be touring.

Below is the original church of Charleston.  There is literally a church on every corner! 

Below is the original city wall of Charleston.  In the pre-revolutionary era the people would build walls around the cities for protection during the war.

The original meeting building

Meeting Street is where the towns people would meet during the revolutionary period.

Below is one of the 75 pre-revolutionary homes that still stands.  There are only 75 original homes that still have not been touched. The other homes have been repaired due to 5 major fires the city has had.  There are SO many homes in Charleston and they are placed so close together, that when a fire would start it would damage a multitude of homes at one time. 

However, when doing ANYTHING to your home on the exterior it has to be approved by the city of Charleston.  That includes paint, changing windows, or adding landscaping.  How crazy?  Can you imagine anytime that you would like to add something or change something to your house having to get a permit?  I will say that I have never seen so many beautiful and historic homes in one area.

Below is another one of the 75 pre-revolutionary homes still standing.

And check out the roads...dream roads

After our downtown tour we went to the farmer's market and then enjoyed eating a seafood dinner over-looking the market.

Next on our list was Fort Sumter, where the Civil War began. 

We got to view the USS Yorktown CV 10 in the Charleston Harbor.

 

Then...for Caroline's favorite part of the evening.  We ended the evening at Waterfront Park.  The park has several fountains for the children/adults.  The park also has miles of riverfront walking paths and lawns for play.

Matt and Caroline wading at the first fountain.

View of Fort Sumter from Waterfront Park.

Then...Caroline met the queen fountain.  It was love at first site.  She would run in circles squealing and laughing.  She would probably still be running in circles if we did not make her leave.  Over the hour adults and children played and laughed in the fountain.

Family Picture

Caroline did not want to leave the fountain, so Matt had to go in for the gusto and get her.  I haven't laughed that hard in a while watching Matt preparing to get Caroline out of the water:)