"Your first macaroon? Ah, then you must make a wish!" So said the very French lady proprietor of the French bakery " Macaroon Boutique" located on John Street when I made my purchase. Alas, I'm never there before the eclairs ( with which I fell in love while in France and had at least one everyday) are sold out. But, then again, I don't stop in all that often. John Street- one of my favorite streets. It has a parking garage, restaurants, a theatre, a French bakery, Italian gelato,ending at King Street with its smoothies, shops and more extending in either direction. Just a short walk to Calhoun, hang a right, go about a block and across the steet is the Halsey Art Institute, which was my destination this particular day (exhibit in next blog).It was a glorious February day, great for a stroll and popping into places like The Blue Bicycle Book Store, chock-full of used books and a lovely 16-year old cat. Tucked here and there into the bustling downtown is the College of Charleston campus. Aside from the usual concrete buildings, it's possible to step from the sidewalk into a quiet oasis of spanish moss laden trees and hear the sound of water in fountains- tranquility in the midst of chaos.
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