lowcountry

photos from two lovely days in charleston with mom. long walks, coffeeshops, pastel houses, overzealous tour guides, a gospel concert, a bit of shopping, good eats, friendly people, a lot of  old churches, southern gothic vibes, the city market, palm trees everywhere. 

is this out of a postcard or what.

no better view for a morning jog.

~sToRmY sEaS~

the city market

oh okay...

rainbow row

king street.

selfie queens

very creative graffiti on the upper level

aiken-rhett house

to anyone heading to CHS soon:

food: we adored the grocery- their crispy eggplant fried with moroccan spices on a bed of greens with spiced honey and feta was Literally the Best Thing Ever. dell'z deli was completely different but also amazing. it's a hole-in-the-wall cult-favourite cafe with walls covered in handwritten graffiti and rasta decor, reggae music playing, and fantastic wraps and salads. we stopped in for lunch, and my "high on veggies" wrap with goddess dressing was utterly heavenly. 

shopping: i of course had to hit up my place of employment's charleston location to say hi and poke around. i also managed to snag some highly discounted designer jeans at butterfly consignments and a cute sweater at the impeccable pig. really all of king street is great shopping to be honest.

to do: i had never been to charleston before, so we made sure to check out a few tourist locations, including the historic edmonston alston house and the aiken-rhett house. we walked along the battery, explored the city market, went to a gospel concert, and toured renée stout's fascinating exhibit, tales of the conjure woman, at college of charleston's halsey institute of contemporary art. 

until next time,

xo

m