After a good flight, we arrived in Atlanta almost a week ago. James did well on the plane though the pressure change was not pleasant when we were taking off; nine hours is a long time for adults crammed into that tiny space but we had a good trip and sat next to another nice family with a 14 month old. Atlanta is crazy in a lot of ways even though I lived there for seven years and have been visiting for the last 14. I sound like a broken record every time- look how big those houses are! look at the traffic! We have gotten used to the compact towns of Europe and things looked even bigger and more wasteful this trip. Who really needs a seven bedroom house?
It was great to see the family and I do miss the raw space of America; there is so much land! And trees and water and undeveloped (as yet) country. After a short stay in Atlanta we drove the five hours to the coast of South Carolina and arrived in Charleston Tuesday afternoon. Alot has changed here in two years as well- a beautiful new bridge over the Cooper River (they are currently dynamiting the remains of the old bridges; I'm hoping we can catch some of that) and of course more development as well.
One thing we have really missed is the cuisine of the lowcountry and Charleston restaurants in general. Every chance we have had so far we've gone out (or cooked with friends) some of our favorite food. We are just getting ready to start roasting oysters so more later! Fotos: James and Kat with little Emily at my sister's...
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