Marxist
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Positive:
THE FOOD ROCKS. Saturday night we ate at A. W. Shuckswhere the "locals" eat. Right, and I'm taking Uncle Luigi to the Olive Garden when he comes in from Rome. That stupid slogan aside, it was pretty decent seafood. I had jumbo shrimp stuffed with blue crab and cheese and wrapped in bacon, then fried. Mrs. Marxist ate light, eating blackened grouper with a salad. Smart girl. Total bill, including She-crab soup appetizer and two beers for moi, $48. 3 out of 5 stars.
Sunday we ate oranges and muffins in the morning and snacked on Starburst and potato chips in the afternoon. What? We were busy site-seeing. Sunday night we went to what many consider the best seafood in S.C., Hyman's. It was quite good. I drank the house brew pale ale ($3.25) and we shared an appetizers of fresh fried oyster and shrimp / crab dip. The key at Hyman's was the freshness of the food. For my main course I had the baked potato stuffed with blue crab and cheese. Mrs. Marxist had the three way of jerked Mahi (very good), broiled snapper (good), and deviled crab (she didn't like the peppers but I like it OK). $39. 4 out of 5 stars.
Monday morning we ate at Hominy Grill. The wait staff was very attractive and seemed to consist of female College of Charleston students in khaki shorts and logo t-shirts. Very friendly and attractive. I had the salmon and potato cakes in basil sauce topped with fluffy scrambled eggs. Mrs. Marxist had the 4 mushroom and goat cheese omelette. According to her, this was the best meal of the trip. $21. 5 out of 5 stars.
SITE-SEEING
There's a million things to do in Charleston, so with limited time we went after the historical stuff. We did Ft. Sumter National Monument (5 out of 5), Ft. Moultrie (3 out of 5), and Charles Towne Landing (1 out of 5). We also dropped in on The Citadel (The Military College of S.C.) to just slink around the fortress-like surroundings and thank God our parents didn't want to send us to a place like that for college.
We also did the typical upscale shopping on Meeting and Market streets and watched some very cool drumming and stuff in The District (the Spoleto Festival was going on).
Negative:
Not much, the people were friendly and the ancient homes were very well kept. I only encountered a couple of homeless people and they kept their distance. I didn't see any examples of fighting, out of control drunks, etc...Shit that you normally see in New Orleans or Savannah. Charleston constantly reminded me of both historically and architecturally, but without the nasty clutter of trash and high school debauchery.
One thing that did seem to be a bit over-the-top was the constant barrage of Confederate flags. I'm from Georgia and Alabama, so the flag doesn't smack me in the face like it might some Northerners but it was EVERYWHERE AT ALL TIMES. That, along with the biker element made me wonder about all the "Heritage Not Hate" bumper stickers I found everywhere.
Side Note:
How is it that a state can have a seatbelt law (good), but do not have a helmet law for bikers (bad)? Which is worse, being in a 15 mph scrap up without your seatbelt or a 15 mph laydown without a helmet?
Stupid stupid stupid...
THE FOOD ROCKS. Saturday night we ate at A. W. Shuckswhere the "locals" eat. Right, and I'm taking Uncle Luigi to the Olive Garden when he comes in from Rome. That stupid slogan aside, it was pretty decent seafood. I had jumbo shrimp stuffed with blue crab and cheese and wrapped in bacon, then fried. Mrs. Marxist ate light, eating blackened grouper with a salad. Smart girl. Total bill, including She-crab soup appetizer and two beers for moi, $48. 3 out of 5 stars.
Sunday we ate oranges and muffins in the morning and snacked on Starburst and potato chips in the afternoon. What? We were busy site-seeing. Sunday night we went to what many consider the best seafood in S.C., Hyman's. It was quite good. I drank the house brew pale ale ($3.25) and we shared an appetizers of fresh fried oyster and shrimp / crab dip. The key at Hyman's was the freshness of the food. For my main course I had the baked potato stuffed with blue crab and cheese. Mrs. Marxist had the three way of jerked Mahi (very good), broiled snapper (good), and deviled crab (she didn't like the peppers but I like it OK). $39. 4 out of 5 stars.
Monday morning we ate at Hominy Grill. The wait staff was very attractive and seemed to consist of female College of Charleston students in khaki shorts and logo t-shirts. Very friendly and attractive. I had the salmon and potato cakes in basil sauce topped with fluffy scrambled eggs. Mrs. Marxist had the 4 mushroom and goat cheese omelette. According to her, this was the best meal of the trip. $21. 5 out of 5 stars.
SITE-SEEING
There's a million things to do in Charleston, so with limited time we went after the historical stuff. We did Ft. Sumter National Monument (5 out of 5), Ft. Moultrie (3 out of 5), and Charles Towne Landing (1 out of 5). We also dropped in on The Citadel (The Military College of S.C.) to just slink around the fortress-like surroundings and thank God our parents didn't want to send us to a place like that for college.
We also did the typical upscale shopping on Meeting and Market streets and watched some very cool drumming and stuff in The District (the Spoleto Festival was going on).
Negative:
Not much, the people were friendly and the ancient homes were very well kept. I only encountered a couple of homeless people and they kept their distance. I didn't see any examples of fighting, out of control drunks, etc...Shit that you normally see in New Orleans or Savannah. Charleston constantly reminded me of both historically and architecturally, but without the nasty clutter of trash and high school debauchery.
One thing that did seem to be a bit over-the-top was the constant barrage of Confederate flags. I'm from Georgia and Alabama, so the flag doesn't smack me in the face like it might some Northerners but it was EVERYWHERE AT ALL TIMES. That, along with the biker element made me wonder about all the "Heritage Not Hate" bumper stickers I found everywhere.
Side Note:
How is it that a state can have a seatbelt law (good), but do not have a helmet law for bikers (bad)? Which is worse, being in a 15 mph scrap up without your seatbelt or a 15 mph laydown without a helmet?
Stupid stupid stupid...
