So a few more words seem needed to describe this city of the South, Charleston. It isn't sufficient to spend just a few days here. Two weeks would still give the fully engaged visitor only a cursory appreciation of its history and a sense of the southern culture. Nancy and I have traversed the low country by boat, visited Fort Sumter, visited two museums, walked all over the downtown historic district and bicycled out to the Battery which faced, full-on, the onslaught of the both the American Revolution and the Civil War. We have still only glimpsed the surface of this great area.

As mentioned in yesterday's post, one of the real treasures of this engaging city is the beautifully restored and maintained historic residential district. This area reflects in a small way the individual tastes of the people who make their home there. In a larger sense the greater overall architectural unity underscores a shared appreciation by the residents for the rich architectural and cultural heritage of this historic city.

For a quick tour of some of the beautiful houses, large and small, click on the gallery and turn to the album on Houses of Charleston.