Radio Gorgeous

There is a beauty and symmetry to the streets of Charleston. The buildings and architecture are enchanting with their porches and the gardens, peeked at through the wrought iron gates, overpowering the senses with mimosa and honeysuckle, jasmine and roses. Like walking into an aromatherapy bath. There is a lot of Englishness in the gardens as many of the plants were taken direct from English and French gardens in Versailles, as the landowners liked to travel through Europe, emulating the lifestyle of the English and French aristocracy and taking with them not only the art and furnishings, but also the plants. The live oaks cast long shadows over the streets which somehow manage to allow brightly coloured four wheel drives and trucks to manoeuvre around horse power of a slower, four legged variety, allowing tourists to sample the historic streets at a slower pace. The people of Charleston talk slow and walk slow. Even in the high end Kings Road, which has the designer labels necking with home brands, every sec