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I am back from a four days visit in Charleston. Wonderful downtown, spent hours just walking around, looking at the houses architecture.
Things I still don't understand : why in a city where tourism is so important there are no fresh fruit stands on the street, or stands where you can buy a bottle of cold water, a hot dog, any kind of sandwich ? (like in Manhattan or Philly). I could not find a mailbox, a pharmacy to buy aspirin, and lip balm, it is a city where it is very difficult to buy basics things.
Why do we have to call a taxi and there are not taxi stations on the street ? I was not feeling well, my cellphone was discharged and no taxi ...
And many other odd things but I 'll stop....
Hmm. Not sure where you were but there are many place to buy things like this downtown. Up and down King street. It is also college town. There is a CVS right in the heart of downtown. Sorry you weren't feeling well.
As far as taxi's, we have the pedi-taxis and I have caught a cab on the fly a few times. But we usually just walk.
Let's see, there is a post office at the corner of Meeting & Broad with several boxes there. If you walked downtown then you were bound to see it. Also seems like I remember one close to Waterfront Park. And also in front of the Customs building?
There are a couple of vendors to buy water and italian ice but there are restaurants everywhere there, so there is no lack of food.
While there is greater access to something like a drugstore off the Peninsula, I feel sure there is something downtown. I am sure you could have found that in Charleston Place....
There are taxi's everywhere as well as rickshaws on almost every corner. There is also CARTA. No lack for transportation. Just simply ask.
Charleston isn't New York or Philly...Charleston is just Charleston.
If the stands are made in a tasteful way and were not placed in front of the "historic" houses I don't think they will destroy the city charm. Also I could not find newspapers and magazines kiosks. At least I could buy NY Times at Starbucks, but not WSJ. Where do you buy the art or other kind of magazines ?
I didn't suggest to copy Manhattan or Philly but I believe we can adapt ideas from other places, sites etc. Progress is based on open minds...and influenced by fresh fruits and vegetables(just joking).
There is nothing one can do to make a hotdog stand tasteful.
In the South a kiosk is something in a mall or shopping center....they are not on the streets but again if you walked the downtown area, there is a bookstore not sure if it is Walden's, Border's or another but it is at the corner of Meeting and Market. You can not miss the display windows. There is also several newspaper boxes at the same corner at the pay parking lot.
Charleston isn't looking to progress towards anything of the NYC or Philly type. This IS the South. You are nit picking, sobeit....you always have the option to not return there.
If the stands are made in a tasteful way and were not placed in front of the "historic" houses I don't think they will destroy the city charm. Also I could not find newspapers and magazines kiosks. At least I could buy NY Times at Starbucks, but not WSJ. Where do you buy the art or other kind of magazines ?
I didn't suggest to copy Manhattan or Philly but I believe we can adapt ideas from other places, sites etc. Progress is based on open minds...and influenced by fresh fruits and vegetables(just joking).
Ignore these blowhards, there's always room for improvement in any city. They obviously have their panties in a bunch.
News papers like that are availabe at some of the larger Hotels, and there are a few others places to buy those like the Barnes and Noble at Market and Meeting.....
I will visit again Charleston no matter what some people say here. If having some suggestions about the city is so disturbing for them is their problem not mine. I was just talking about things I found a little inconvenient for a tourist and if I'll decide to live there.
Change is sometimes inconvenient, it is true.
Oh, the South rhythm of life...........
At a bus station, undisturbed by people's presence, a woman was singing like a nightingale, this is the image I took with me from Charleston.
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