Friday, September 17, 2010

Anybody Out There?

No comments at all on my Charleston vacation blogging, either the text posts or the photographs. I'm a bit disappointed in both of my regular readers. Has no one been to Charleston, South Carolina beside myself?

10 comments:

Borepatch said...

We stayed in the Embassy Suites there - the one that's in the original Citadel building - several years ago.

But we weren't there very long. Had decent BBQ at a place that might have been the one you went to, but I can't remember.

BigDan said...

you like shipwrecks? you like pirate history? i've got a restaurant you need to see.

when i work on Daniel Island, we eat at the Queen Anne's Revenge Restaurant. plenty of relics to check out. awesome seafood.

i'm from cleveland but i helped install the Benefitfocus office spaces in a couple buildings next to the restaurant.

day scallops were my favorite.

Bob said...

@BigDan: I saw the Queen Anne's Revenge Restaurant listed in the Charleston visitor's guide, and it sounded like one of those places that puts decor above food quality, and charges higher than it should. Is the food reasonably priced?

TOTWTYTR said...

I was there in August of 2008 with Mrs. TOTWTYTR and a bunch of friends. Because I was presenting at a conference, we didn't get to do too much in the way of tourism, but we did get to Fort Sumter. We did get to go to a private residence on Folly Beach for a party. That's where we were introduced to Frogmore Stew.

My son, his fiancee, and my grandson were there earlier this summer and also loved it.

It could be on the list for a future relocation for any or all of us.

Thanks for the pictures, they were a nice reminder.

BigDan said...

it is not. it was above average to expensive. i really liked the food, though. the decor was real interesting. had we not been so close to it, we probably would have never gone there. thinking back, i know i spent more than i should, but we just don't get good seafood here in cleveland, and my wife doesn't like seafood in general. so i kinda went crazy down there.

we busted out 10-12 hours of work a day there, hit happy hour, and then stumbled to our hotel right next door. work, drink, repeat. it was a blast.

i don't normally comment on your blog, but i do follow it daily. you are the first one i look at behind my email. ace of spades and gateway pundit are 2 and 3. but i gotta get my dose of day-by-day first and your blog is the best place to see it.

thanks for your efforts. i really do enjoy it.

Anonymous said...

I was just there for all of one day a month or so ago. Went to Patriot's point, to see the ships and visit Fort Sumter.

I read every one of your posts with interest...just didn't have incisive or pithy to say.

Anonymous said...

I've really gotta start proofreading better before hitting "post".

Hopefully you have some idea of what that nonsense was supposed to mean.

Bob said...

@TOTWYTYR: I'd never before heard of Frogmore Stew, had to look it up. Looks simple to prepare and tasty to eat, thanks for mentioning it.

@BigDan: Thanks for the reply! I like to find seafood places where the locals eat lunch, those are usually cheap and good. One of the seafood places we tried on our visit was called Shem Creek Bar & Grill in Mt. Pleasant; great location right on the aforementioned Shem Creek, but they actually served us pre-packaged, frozen shrimp and scallops, and charged us as much as if they had been fresh. Needless to say we were disappointed/outraged.

Borepatch said...

Woah! I'm going to start asking people to leave comments. This works like a charm!

TOTWTYTR said...

@Bob, I had never heard of it either, but it was terrific. That was a really nice evening, one of my favorites now that I think of it. Beer, great home cooked food, getting to meet real Southerners and enjoy their hospitality. Sadly, the friend that arranged it has moved all the way back to Oregon, so I'll have to find another reason to get down there.

On a totally weird side note. You look like a younger version of Mrs. TOTWTYTR's favorite uncle. He was mine too for that matter.