Charleston

We lucked out with the weather as "subtropical storm" Andrea moved away from the area, giving us a sunny day to walk around the old streets of Charleston, South Carolina. We took so many pictures that we can't possibly show them all.

According to the AAA Tour Book, Charleston once passed a city ordinance (but the date is not mentioned) stating that nothing older than 75 years old can be torn down. The result is an old town with quite the variety of architectural styles.

Let's not neglect the Arthur Ravenel bridge spanning the Cooper River on the northeastern approach into the city (http://ravenelbridge.net/):