As you may remember from my post about the Lady of the Lake (which is soon to be edited and I'll let you know when!!) I love Charleston, SC for so many reasons. The rich history and beautiful architecture & scenery are a photographers dream. So naturally (for those of you reading this that consider yourselves photographers/aspire to be) you can imagine my disappointment when on our last trip to Charleston we decided to tour several of the old, historic homes & plantations they informed us at each location NO PHOTOGRAPHS of the interior of the homes. Telling me (while on vacation in such a beautiful city) that I can't take pictures is like telling me not to breathe! However, our last house tour was to Drayton Hall. Now if you've never been to Charleston let me explain that there are several plantations surrounding the city. A few of these plantations are still working today and sell their produce and flowers on site. The first thing we did on the very first trip to Charleston was visit the Boone Hall Plantation (though now that I think about it I don't believe they said no photographs of the interior of the house...) (also, they are one of 2 historic sites I've visited where the guides wore period costumes, Boone Hall also hosts this fabulous skit at the end of the tour that is most entertaining.) Where was I....Oh yes! Drayton Hall. Upon our arrival at Drayton Hall it was beginning to rain a bit but that was ok because there aren't any 'gardens' at Drayton Hall unlike Middleton, Boone Hall & Magnolia (though I've never been to Magnolia (I've seen pictures) The most exciting thing about Drayton Hall was the opening of the tour when our guide informed us that we could actually take pictures of the inside of the house! Which upon entering you would see why, Drayton Hall unlike other homes is not fully furnished, rather a few rooms have some very beautiful antiques. The staff at Drayton Hall have worked to preserve the pre-civil war home and I think they've done a fantastic job of it. Middleton Plantation origionally consisted of 3 homes (the main house (the family home) and two smaller, identical houses to either side of the main house that served as guest quarters (one for ladies, one for men)) Today only the South Flanker house remains as it was the least damaged at the end of the civil war and therefore the one the current head of the estate at the time decided to repair. The remains of the other two houses fell during the earthquake of 1886 and remain a small pile of bricks today. My pictureS for today are 1) A snap shot of the molding on the ceiling in one of Drayton Hall's interior.
2) The driveway leading into Boone Hall Plantation
3) The remaining Middleton house
4) Me and Grandma on my post- High School Graduation trip to Charleston (Summer 08)
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