Savannah Day 1

Monday the 31st

We're about 20 miles outside Savannah so we headed for town around 10:00 AM. We drove into the historic district and parked right next to the City Market, a two block long 'square' with shops and restaurants lining the perimeter. We spent some time visiting different shops then went to one of the Carriage Tour stations and booked a horse drawn carriage for a historical tour of the area. Once again, because we were early there was only one other couple so we really got a personalized talk by the driver. We covered a lot of the district at a leisurely pace with time to take photos.

After the tour we had planned to have lunch at Paula Deen's restaurant, "Lady and Sons", so we walked the three blocks to the restaurant only to find that we wouldn't be able to get in for lunch as all tables would be full for the next three hours. They don't take reservations, so you just have to get there early and get your name on the list.

Oh well, another day. Disappointed but still hungry we walked down to the waterfront and checked out the dining opportunities. After walking around for a half hour we settled on "The Shrimp Factory", a nice place with inside seating in a fine dining setting (table cloth and cloth napkins). I had Sauteed shrimp and chicken with mushrooms done in a white wine sauce over saffron rice, while Tina ordered Shrimp and Sausage Creole, a spicy dish done in a light red sauce and served over chicken baked rice. Yum!! Both entrees were very good.

Next we wandered along the river front checking out the shops then headed back towards town in search of some chocolate. It turns out the place we were headed for was no longer in business so we were directed to one of Savannah's ice cream institutions, Leopolds. They make their own ice cream. We both got a single scoop in a cup and wandered around town while we ate our desert. Yum, yum!! Savannah is noted for it's many "Squares" which are really parks with public art, historical statues beautiful landscaping and huge Live Oak trees. Many of the residential streets have the oaks on both sides of the road and the form a canopy over the street. Filled with Spanish moss, they give a sense of graceful elegance and you feel like life follows a slower pace here. Savannah is a lovely city and we intend to come back again and do some more exploring.

To see all our photos go to:

http://picasaweb.google.com/mjdolanski