We returned from the Charleston Tea Plantation just in time for a few photos at the Belmond Charleston Place Hotel, before our elegant Afternoon Tea at 1:00 p.m. in the Thoroughbred Club.
Belmond Charleston Place Hotel opened in 1986 [under a different name], and is located in the historic center of Charleston. It's one of the top ranked hotels in North America. The front entrance off Meeting Street has a fountain with four 9-ft. bronze horses, and a Carolina bird of prey.
The lobby is beautiful with Italian marble floors and a hand-blown Murano Venetian chandelier with more than 3,000 pieces of glass. It is 12-ft. in diameter and height and weighs 4,000 lbs. It sits between a Georgian open-arm staircase.
The staircase was a perfect setting for a group photo!
Belmond Charleston Place Hotel opened in 1986 [under a different name], and is located in the historic center of Charleston. It's one of the top ranked hotels in North America. The front entrance off Meeting Street has a fountain with four 9-ft. bronze horses, and a Carolina bird of prey.
The lobby is beautiful with Italian marble floors and a hand-blown Murano Venetian chandelier with more than 3,000 pieces of glass. It is 12-ft. in diameter and height and weighs 4,000 lbs. It sits between a Georgian open-arm staircase.
The staircase was a perfect setting for a group photo!
Credit for most of the beautiful hats seen in the pictures throughout our trip goes to Linda. Typically hats take up a lot of space, so I stipulated no hats unless they were packable and could fit in a suitcase. Teresa and Rebecca brought their own packable hats, but Linda brought 8 or 10 of hers that fit into one hatbox and we switched colors each day to coordinate with our outfits. The hats made quite an impression on bystanders. Thanks, for sharing, Linda!
There's a smaller fountain at the Market Street entrance to the hotel [pedestrian accessible only], so we had our picture taken there too.
Then it was time to make our way to the Thoroughbred Club where Afternoon Tea is served.
I ordered Black Currant tea and it was so good.
Savories were open-faced Salmon, Pimento roll-ups, BLT, Egg Salad, and Chicken Salad.
Fresh Strawberries, Applenut and Cranberry Scones, and a Blini.
Desserts: Strawberry Cupcake with Buttercream Frosting; Raspberry Cheesecake; Pistachio Cupcake; Cinnamon Bread Pudding, and Apricot Mousse.
~ Linda and Barb ~
~ Lori and Me ~
~ Teresa and Judy ~
~ Rebecca and Cheryl H. ~
~ Ann and Cheryl K. ~
We had two more activities before the day was over - a Carriage Ride of Charleston and dinner [except for Teresa who ordered another Afternoon Tea] at East Bay Meeting House. Next post...
