今年的独立日周末,去了一趟南卡的Charleston。Charleston作为美国南方历史名城,南方风情的代表城市,有很多人喜欢。我多年前曾在Charleston坐邮轮,不过当时并不知道其大名,所以只是匆忙赶到港口上船,回来也是马上往回赶,对这个城市一点没有印象。后来听人说起这个城市,也一直计划拜访一次,但都阴差阳错未能成行。这次正好有四天时间,遂定下了Charleston之行。 周六早起直飞Charleston,时间不长,仅仅一个多小时。但在飞机降落后,发现一个有趣的现象:Charleston机场是军民混用的机场。当然,军机和民用机的停机坪相距很远,但跑道是共享的。所以我们飞机降落后,滑行了很长时间,还经过了军机的停机坪。这也是我第一次看见军民混用的飞机场。其实Charleston是一个很小的民用机场,每天我估计最多也就百十来航班。但起飞和降落的滑行时间却比绝大多数机场长。 民航机起飞和降落都要从军用飞机旁边滑过。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64b8a1fc0e22764b8a1fc0e19eDSC9871_1689821692.JPG)
到机场首先取车,然后就直驱市区。首先就来到了Charleston的地标:大菠萝喷泉。南方夏日的烈日下,喷泉边上都是戏水的人们。地标建筑,从各种角度反复照来照去。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64b8a37056d6864b8a37056ce1DSC9877_1689822064.JPG)
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邮轮正好离开港口,我十多年前也在这里坐过邮轮。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64bb3e194ac4164bb3e194abacDSC9927_1689992729.JPG)
虽然城市不算大,也不能算很时髦,但徜徉在街道上,可以发现好多色彩各异,各有特色的古老的漂亮房子,你能感觉到过去的时光重来,所以说Charleston是南部最有风情的城市是名不虚传。城市街道两旁的棕榈树增添了热带风情,让人流连忘返。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64b96c580d5e364b96c580d55cimagetools0_1689873496.jpg)
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这一排房子称为Rainbow row,可见每个相邻的房子都是不同的颜色,就像彩虹一样。只是走在Charleston的大街上,随处可见这样的一排排房子,实在不足为奇,可以说整个城市都是Rainbow row。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64ba94b4535a064ba94b453515DSC9883_1689949364.JPG)
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透过一家窗户看见摆放着两个大花瓶,仔细一看,上书大清康熙几个大字。当然,没法完全看到到底写的什么。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64baf30fa5f6a64baf30fa5e9d20230701203234429iOS-1_1689973519.jpg)
幽静的小街。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64baf3dfc079664baf3dfc070aDSC9937_1689973727.JPG)
庭院深深深几许? ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64bb3a72c050f64bb3a72c0487DSC9897_1689991794.JPG)
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坐马车游览的游客。当然美国不少城市都有坐马车游览的项目。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64bb43315668b64bb433156606DSC9891_1689994033.JPG)
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沉思的青蛙 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64bb416eef58d64bb416eef504imagetools0_1689993582.jpg)
当年的奴隶市场,很小一个地方,最多也就是一个停十几俩车的停车场的地方,可见当初的奴隶交易规模并不大。其实这个城市当初的发展主要因为港口,是去欧洲的最主要的港口之一。南方的棉花出口到欧洲都是通过Charleston。奴隶交易市场不过是农场主卖了一年的棉花后,顺便买几个劳动力回家的地方而已。至于说到Charleston是靠奴隶交易致富的可谓荒谬至极。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64baed7254b0364baed7254a7820230701164116587iOS_1689972082.jpg)
著名的City Market,里面出售各种工艺品及杂物,不过价格不菲。我看了一下,一个手工编织的篮子,居然要好几百上千美元,不知有多少人买。或者是像中国某些市场一样,坐地起价,就地还钱?我没有看见有人买这些价格不菲的篮子,所以不敢置言。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64bae71fedea764bae71fede21DSC9890_1689970463.JPG)
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水边的Battery公园。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64bb3c19f27ce64bb3c19f2745DSC9909_1689992217.JPG)
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当然也像别的美国古老的城市一样,到处都是教堂,有好多非常古老的教堂。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64c26ff2e294a64c26ff2e2890imagetools0_1690464242.jpg)
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晚餐,典型的南方食物:菠萝炒饭和海鲜饭。 ![](https://kotalpa.s3.amazonaws.com/post_images/64bb445577a0b64bb44557798220230702002241785iOS_1689994325.jpg)
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