C/C trip #3 Eating and Walking

There are things we almost always do when we are in

Charleston.  One of them is eat at Nick's.

Nick's is located on King Street.

This trip, it was a bit difficult for me, with just having

a hip replacement not 3 months before the trip,

but walk I did and I did fine.

As we were walking down King Street we could see

Nick's pig from a distance.

We always stop at Nick's for lunch.

This isn't a fancy place in any sense of the word,

but it is clean, the service is wonderful and

the food is absolutely delicious!

You order and pay for your food at the counter,

are given a number for your table and find a place to sit.

The dining room is paneled in dark wood and there are

pictures and memorabilia covering the walls.

You are sitting there conversing and looking at pictures

and then your food is delivered.

HEAVEN!

I love, love, love pulled pork so instead of getting

2 different meats, I always get 2 servings of the pulled

pork.  Along with it I got fries, slaw and corn bread.

You can get different sized "plates" less or more than

what I ordered, but for me this was perfect.

I ate my lunch and took some back to the hotel 

for my dinner.

Dave really enjoyed his meal too.

He got the brisket and pulled pork for his meats,

along with that he got baked beans, fries and of course the 

corn bread which I believe comes with every meal.

The service at Nick's is great too.

Dave saw something on the tv at the bar and left the

to check it out.  In the few minutes he was gone,

3 different servers noticed that his tea needed refilling

and asked if he had sweet or non-sweetened tea,

of course, I didn't know what he had, but when he 

got back to the table, he wasn't seated a minute

when someone came to refill his drink.

They are really on top of things and refill your drinks often

 and offer any assistance you need.

When we left Nick's we really lucked out.

While we ate lunch there was a mid day downpour,

but when we left, not a drop.

We took a leisurely walk back to our room.

Along the way I stopped to take a couple pictures of 

some beautiful flowers.

I know this really isn't a flower, but a plant, 

even so, it was beautiful.

These were in a huge planter outside a hotel 

along the way.

I snapped this quickly just to show some of the beautiful 

metal work that you can see in Charleston.

Here's a closer look at the iron work.

This is one of the buildings near our hotel.

I took this to show the architecture.

"Carriage Hardware

1860-1909"

is at the top of this beautiful building,
so I'm assuming it was built in 1860.

I didn't take as many pictures around the city this

trip, since I wasn't able to walk as much, but 

Dave took a lot of pictures.
Of course, he always does, he gets up early and 

walks for miles all over the city taking pictures.

Here are a few of the photos that he sells;

"How Much is That Piggie in the Window?" 

"Embracing Entrance"

"Charleston Entrance"

"Charleston Reflections"

and

"Picket Fence"

These are just a few of the hundreds of pictures that he

has taken in Charleston over the years.

If you take a peek at them, be sure to go to
The Photo Gallery

where you'll be able to navigate his website and

see the many gorgeous pictures he has.

On to more about food.

One place we loved to eat was Bocce, but we

found that they had closed.  So Dave checked out a few

possibilities while he was walking and shooting.

And believe me there are a LOT of possibilities, 

but the thoughtful guy that he is, he kept in mind how far

I could walk without it being a problem.

We decided on Tommy Condon's because

they were having a prime rib special and

I do love my prime rib!

I started with a Wedge Salad and I have to say

it was more like a Half Head Salad!

It was huge and so, so good.

There was the 1/2 head of iceberg lettuce and it was

covered with cucumbers, bacon, blue cheese crumbles

tomatoes and green peppers

 All covered with Blue Cheese Dressing,

which is my favorite!

It was fabulous, but I had to take 1/2 of it back

to the fridge in our room for a late night snack.

Dave had She-Crab Bisque

and as you can see in the picture, 

he loved it!

I can't believe I didn't take a picture of my prime rib!

It was very good and came with a baked potato and

green beans.

Dave got Shrimp and Grits, which he always tries

to have when in Charleston.

Those green beans on his dish don't belong there,

but I don't like green beans, so he took them.

He did love the dish, but it was a little

spicier than expected,

hence, the tear in his eye.

He isn't much for spicy, but he ate it all to

the last bit.

Now I have to tell you a little tidbit about

the carriages in Charleston.

There are many horse drawn carriages in the city,

and there is not much you can do about a horse

that has to....ummm.... relieve himself.

When the horse does this, the driver will drop this little

pink flag on the ground.  There is a weight on the bottom

of the flag, then they radio that they need a clean up.

Someone comes along, within minutes and cleans

the area with disinfectant and water.

I can't imagine what the historic district would smell

like if they didn't do this.

Sure makes walking around the area more pleasant.

Well, that's it for now.

Next C/C post will be

 "Back to Charlotte"

Thanks for visiting with me today.

See you  next time!