Sunday in Charleston

On Sunday we found a little spare time and decided to go downtown for a little walk-around and an ale. I never tire of walking Charleston. I always see something new and I always see beauty.
What do you think this marker means? It certainly caught my eye as we walked along - it was the "sailboat" that got me, I am sure. We talked about it for a while - wondering what the A.P.I. means and the M23. Mostly I wondered why a sailboat on the sidewalk. Maybe someone will read my blog and will know what it all means.
A nice lady offered to take our picture.
In Mexico we called this the "Malecon". Here I guess it is the Boardwalk. It runs along the Charleston waterfront with the bay on one side and the lovely mansions on the other. I don't think I would like to be here during a hurricane.

Just look at this lovely grillwork. I think this must be very old. I wanted to get closer but it just didn't work.
This is a lovely fountain in the Battery Park. It was double-sided but here you can only see one side. It made me think of Jake and how much he would have appreciated it.



Kirby assured me that these were real cannon. I still don't believe him! But they are pretty cool looking!
They were performing regular maintenance at the gazebo in Battery park.
We were at a small party at this house just a year ago this week. It was such a treat and a pleasure to see the interior of this lovely old home. Here are some pictures that I took at that time.




I have never seen a fireplace like this one before. There were warming cupboards above the fire to warm the plates before the meal.

The second level was a real treat. There were only 2 bedrooms and they were connected at the back by a private walkway. The wife's room was large and luxurious and the husband's was much smaller and simpler. Wow, I thought these only happened in old novels!