October 27 - Part 3 of tour and Village of Harleston

 We are on our last day in Charleston.  Tomorrow is all about getting back to Albuquerque.

The first thing on our last bits of the general Charleston tour was the Circular Congregational Church.  It was established in 1681.  It burnt down in a fire in 1861 and was replaced with the structure below - not circular anymore.

                                        

View from the cemetery.

The historic Charleston Market.  It goes on for block after block.  It sells all the usual crafts, clothes, etc as usual.

United States Custom House

The former John Rutledge home - a signer of the Declaration of Independence.  Now a popular bed and breakfast.

Across the street is his younger brother's home -  Edward Rutledge - also a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

The Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist.  So weird how the wires frame the church.

The Unitarian Church in Charleston.

These are very famous windows.  The pattern is repeated all around the church except at the front.

The ornamental plaster ceiling.  It is called fan tracery.

Stained glass window in the nave.

Old Charleston Jail.

United States Marine Hospital.

Episcopal  Church

It is between 1 and 2 pm.  We are not having lunch because we are planning a big early dinner.  So we finally find a cafe/coffee house close to the college.  I want a cold drink with caffine - This is a "heathly place".  Michael ended up with coconut water and I ended up with this.  I note the ingrediant of 10 mg of cbd.  I am ok with that.  The clerk asks me, " Are you Ok with the D9.  I say yes I am fine.  I just want something cold to drink and this is pretty much all they have.  I get back to the apartment and look it up.  D9 is the most common grade of thc in Marijuana.  I can't believe 5mg is going to be even perceptible to the person who drinks this beverage.  Indeed I felt nothing.  

Back at our apartment we snack on leftovers and take naps.  We are going to Chubby Fish which is a 1/2 mile walk away.   The name came up many times when we asked where the best place was to go for fish.  They open at 5pm and do not take reservations.  We left at 4:30pm to walk there.  We got there a little after 4:15 and there was a long line.  We did make the first seating - at a communal table, but at least we had chairs with backs.  Michael ordered fried oysters as an appetizer and grilled oyster sandwich as his main.  I got a grouper fish with cabbage, turnips and potatoes.  It turns out the restaurant was not so much about the fresh taste of fish as it was about the flavors that were put on the dishes.  Both of our dishes had a very Asian flair.  It was not at all what we were looking for.  Not to say that the flavors were not very interesting and very flavorful - but not what we were looking for.  I must say I was disappointed.  After not drinking for many weeks - I splurged on a couple of glasses of white wine.  So that made me happy anyway.

We have discussed so many possibilities of what we could do on Saturday as our pane does not leave until 5pm.  But we have to leave the apt at 11am - they will not hold the luggage, So we have decided we will have a very lite breakfast and then take a cab from here to Rodney Scotts Southern Bar-b-que with all our luggage.  From there we will head to the airport and then back to ABQ.  I think we have seen as much as we need to of Charleston.