Charleston Part I :: John Rutledge Inn

We decided to take our first southern road trip/overnighter to Charleston, South Carolina.

I have always wanted to stay in a Bed and Breakfast.

I am not ashamed to admit that I am a hardcore Gilmore Girls fan 

and the Dragonfly Inn had me completely convinced 

that staying in a B&B would be overly charming and welcoming.

 Luckily, staying at these quaint old Inn's seems to be the thing to do in Charleston.

{Not to mention more affordable - which is always winning in our book}

I found this darling place called the John Rutledge Inn.

The former home of the revolutionary war hero,

 constitutional convention delegate and signer John Rutledge.

I convinced James that the whole B&B experience wouldn't be weird and away we went.

I instantly fell in love with the whole experience.

I kind of expected Lorelai Gilmore to turn the corner at any minute with Sookie right behind.

It was just like staying at an ol' friends house.

The innkeeper greeted us with these old school keys and a card with the history of the Inn.

A dainty woman with frizzy hair and a love for everything Charleston helped us map out our plan.

It was straight out of a movie and I was in heaven.

We stayed in the back house of the Inn..

formerly the slave and horse quarters.

Tea was served at 4 in the library.

True to the B&B experience, 

we met another couple who was vacationing while eating our afternoon snacks.

They were from Charlotte and so we talked about our new hometown 

and of course the sticky, sticky heat.

And our lovely room.

Sure, it was old and creeky and had a little bit of a funny smell 

but we loved every minute.

We had no idea how rich the history is in Charleston

and spending the night in this quaint Inn felt like our ticket to the past.