Our first visit to downtown Charleston, SC.

Well I decided to take Lisa to Bubba Gumps in downtown Charleston. At first we didn't really know what to expect, I think we used the wrong exit and the area seemed to be a lot like south Warren between 8 - 9 mile, but we eventually found our way, and man oh man what a beautiful city. The buildings were pieces of art in themselves. We took some pictures but I don't think they turned out very good, but I will post some of them anyway. Bubba Gumps was ok I got the "Mommas Fried Chicken" and Lisa got a Caesar Salad with Chicken and a side of Mashed Potatoes, we both got virgin Pina Coladas. They were good but not what I expected it was the real deal with real coconut milk I think, I like the store bought kind better, though. Well here are some pictures from the restaurant :

We used these to tell the waitstaff when we needed something if we were ready to order or needed more water you just flip the sign to Stop Forrest Stop or if you were fine left it on run Forrest Run. Another thing we both liked was the trivia that they had, our waiter Daniel was his name and kinda reminded us both of my cousin Mitch, asked us all sorts of questions about the movie, and I must say we did pretty good as a couple. I think we only out right missed 1 or 2 questions, but were either able to get all of the other ones on our own or with the help of clues. Well after dinner we stopped at the gift shop where Lisa bought a Bubba Gump key chain.

We then went for a walk down the streets, well I wasn't really nervous but I did feel very cautious, it seemed safe to be there at night but it was a strange place and there wasn't a bunch of people and it was kinda dark in some places but over all I felt safe for the most part and so did Lisa, as we walked around a little more I think we got to more mainstream places and saw lots of people. Also I don't remember seeing and pan handlers, which is kinda surprising for a big city, imo. We went for a walk along a little pier thingy that had swinging benches that we sat on. One thing we both noticed was a large number of stray cats. I guess maybe all of the sea food attracts them or something, it kinda struck me as unusual because I don't remember ever seeing stray cats running around down town Detroit. Here are some pictures of down town. We will go back and get some day shots next time so they should turn out better: Oh well I'm having problems publishing the pics right now so I will try and get them up tomorrow. Hope you all have a safe and fun weekend.

-Jason