Charleston

This past week Robert and I took a mini vacation to Charleston, South Carolina. We actually went for a donor relations conference I attended for work, but we also had time for some sightseeing, good seafood, and shopping.

This is the view from out hotel room. We stayed at the Francis Marion, a historic hotel on King Street. The pinkish building was the original location of The Citidel before it moved uptown. My conference sessions were actually at The Citidel and the College of Charleston, both gorgeous campuses.






Charleston's Custom House at Night



Robert and I really enjoyed the Shrimp and Grits at Hymans - a great seafood Restaurant on Meeting Street that's been praised by Southern Living.



Hymans from the outside






I found a friend . . . aarghh!



On Friday, Robert's mom and dad met us in Charleston for the afternoon and we perused the vendors at The Market and also visited some fudge and candy shops. I'm not sure why there is only half a photo, but you get the idea of how much the Adams love their chocolate!



I picked out a circus peanut for my dad for Father's Day.



And I just had to show this pic. Talk about the crazy things you see on the interstate for 7.5 hours. I hope this guy didn't have a wreck because all his watermelons would have been all over the highway.