Although we originally intended to take a high-speed boat ride through Charleston's harbor yesterday, we were so charmed by the dozens of horse-and-carriages traversing the historic downtown area that we decided to do that instead. Normally I'm not one to fall for the tourist-trap attractions - I have never been on a gondola in Venice, spent New Year's Eve in Times Square, or visited Las Vegas by choice - but this was really fun! Our tour guide and our draft horse, Benjamin, took us around all of the old churches in town - including the beautiful Catholic cathedral - and through all of the narrow historic streets. 
We just wandered for the rest of the day, shopping at the market, re-tracing our carriage ride around King and Queen Streets, and picking up a caramel-covered rice krispie treat on-a-stick at Kilwin's to save for dessert. Dinner was at Hank's Seafood Restaurant... I had an incredible bouillabaisse. I can't believe I didn't have one of these when we were near Marseille in May, that's where bouillabaisse originated! It's good to know that Charleston is only about a 5 hour drive away... we'll be back!
