Charleston:

On our trip south to Jacksonville we stopped off in Charleston for the afternoon.

We took a carriage or actually a mule drawn wagon ride around the old and older sections of town and I managed to take a few pictures along the way.  For those who have never been there, they may give you a flavor of what you can find if you visit.  Memory is sketchy as to what everything is but I will caption what I can remember.  You can see the pictures in larger versions by clicking on them and clicking on underlined links will take you to more information.    Enjoy.

In the wagon similar to the empty one in the picture, our mules( tan) can be seen as we wait our turn to be dispatched on our way.	Ahead on the left is part of the old market. Now the site of many vendors with a variety of goods.	A display of woven Sweet Grass baskets at the Market.	St. Philip's Episcopal Church
St. Phillip's Parish House	Some of the houses in the older section of town.	Old street still with the cobbles that were originally ballast on ships from England	Another street view
Looking down Broad Street (I think)	Detail from top of one of the buildings.	The Old Exchange, Customs House and Provost Dungeon	The Old Exchange, Customs House and Provost Dungeon
As we traveled up and down	the side streets I took picts	of the various facades of the	old houses with lots of pastel
colors.  One of the require-	ments is that no exterior	changes are allowed so that	the buildings remain in their
original character.
Now we have left the old	section and are passing the	larger houses from the Civil	war period and later on E. Battery Street
According to the guide the	residents would watch the	bombarding of Fort Sumter	from the balconies and the
sea wall across the street	from them. The cannons are	in White Point Gardens and	the live oak trees were once decorated with apprehended  pirates
More houses of the later	periods as we wend out way	back to the older section and	the stables.
		That's it for the pictures from Charleston. For those who know the town, sorry for any miscues, for those who don't, a ride with the carriage  tours gives a nice bit of history.