Jestine's Kitchen

My tour guides K,T,P,R&R took me to Jestine's Kitchen in Charleston for some Good ole southern hospitality and even better southern cooking. To start the Pickles (cucumber salad) that they bring to each table are awesome!!! So Awesome that we all bought a jar to bring home.

This photo of Jestine's Kitchen is courtesy of TripAdvisor


This photo of Jestine's Kitchen is courtesy of TripAdvisor

I had some Fried Green Tomato's for the first time and they were so good. The fried chicken…Yum!!! If you are ever in Charleston you should go there. Great food, great service, and great time with family.

This was hanging on the wall

It would be the perfect picture to hang on my wall.

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Charleston City Market

I love going to the Market. Four blocks of open-air buildings. Walking through the Market gives a whole new meaning to shop till you drop. You will find a wide assortment of vendors selling all kinds of high quality products including Charleston's famous sweetgrass baskets! They are soooo beautiful.

P (because she is so cute) scored several free sweetgrass flowers from some of the very talented venders.

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Boone Hall Plantation cont.

There are eight original slave cabins located on Boone Hall Plantation. Each of the cabins on Slave Street present different themes in telling the black history story. Visitors are able to see the different aspects of daily life, how they worked and lived, struggles that were faced, as well as follow different periods of historical progression from the beginning all the way up to present day.

Life size figures, pre-recorded narratives, audiovisual presentations, photos, pictures, biographical information, and actual historical relics, are interwoven and meshed together in displays throughout the cabins presenting this new exhibit.
http://boonehallplantation.com/black_history.php

Themes for each cabin are as follows:
Cabin 1 – Praise House
Cabin 2 – Slave Crafts
Cabin 3 – Their Life & Family
Cabin 4 – Archaeological Discoveries
Cabin 5 – Their Work and Life
Cabin 6 – Emancipation & Freedom
Cabin 7 – Struggle For Civil Rights
Cabin 8 – Heroes and Leaders

Boone Hall Plantation cont.

The beautiful oaks in the back of the property

What part of the Plantation should we explore next?

Some more oaks…

How about some horses…

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Boone Hall Plantation cont.

Boone Hall Plantation is one of America's oldest working, living plantations. They have been growing and producing crops for over three centuries.

Once known for cotton and pecans, they are still actively producing strawberries, tomatoes, and pumpkins, as well as many other fruits and vegetables for visitors to enjoy.

The Cotton Gin (under restoration)

The beautiful gardens

The house:

Unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures inside the house.
To be continued…

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