We were traveling south along the east coast to Charleston.
Today’s traveling day was pretty special. It was my mom’s birthday and our 8 year anniversary.
After calling my mom to wish her a happy birthday, Jared and I decided to go out for dinner.
We ended up at Texas Roadhouse. Sure, sure, we were in South Carolina but we couldn’t resist the free warm bread. Dinner specials before 6pm! It was pouring outside so our clothes were a little damp when we got inside the restaurant from the parking lot.
It was way too much food but we enjoyed our night out. It was nice and warm inside. We returned to the campground. The campsite was dark with water everywhere from the storm.
The next day, we headed into town. We parked and walked around the streets towards City Market. But first, we stopped at a Christmas Store and saw some interesting ornaments.
When we got to the City Market, part of the shopping area was inside a long building and another portion was outside but with a roof covering. I looked at everything! They had anything and everything.
They brought out some wreaths for decor too. It was getting close to that time of year again.
We took a quick lunch break for some biscuits at the Hot Little Biscuit shop. 
We tried their cinnamon, blackberry, and black peppered bacon biscuits and they were all delicious.
It’s a definite must try place because their biscuits just melted in your mouth. We washed it all down with sweet iced tea. Boy was it sweet. It reminded me of sipping on sugar cane juice as a kid. We loved it all. We walked around the market some more because we needed to stock up on some souvenirs.
After a little more shopping, we walked towards City Hall. Jared scheduled us for a walking tour. We got there a little early so we decided to sit and enjoy the air in Washington Park. 
Can you tell how excited we are for the tour?
The city was very interesting because some streets didn’t have street signs. It confused us a couple of times trying to find City Hall.
When we got there, the guide was waiting out front and noticed our cup from Hot Little Biscuit. He said that his niece started that company and now it’s really taken off. Once everyone arrived for the tour, we were on our way. We started in City Hall and our guide talked about the importance of the building.
The building was built in 1801 and was established as the Bank of the United States. It was later in 1818 that it became Charleston’s City Hall.
We got to tour the inside of City Hall! Our tour guide gave us a lot of history and fun facts. Like the story behind this portrait:
This was just one corner of the Four Corners of Law (City Hall, St. Michael’s Church, U.S. Post Office, and the County Courthouse).
We saw some beautiful historical buildings on our walking tour.
The Steeple was very impressive. You can see it from afar when you’re in town.
St. Michael’s Church is the oldest surviving religious structure in Charleston (built in the 1750’s). It was beautiful.
When George Washington visited Charleston, he worshiped in St. Michael’s Church in Pew number 43.
We thought it was really cool that we were in a place where such prominent figures had also visited.
Across the way is the Post Office. There is also a Postal Museum.
After seeing some historical buildings, we headed to the Battery.
We even saw Fort Sumter off in the distance. The location of the first shot of the Civil War. 
We continued on our tour and saw Rainbow Row. We definitely wouldn’t want to live in one of those homes. It’s a great location but with all the tourism happening at your front door, I don’t think it’s quite worth the hassle.
The first house was built around 1740 but they weren’t painted their famous pastel colors until 1931. It was an attempt to revitalize the area.
It has definitely made the area appealing to tourists. People were there taking wedding photos and tourists were crowding doorways to take pictures.
We ended our tour at the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon. The dungeon was used to hold prisoners held by the British during the Revolutionary War. It was also a common place for public slave auctions.
We definitely learned a lot about Charleston.
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