Our time in Savannah was absolutely fabulous, which you can see from all of the pictures at the end of this post. We left early on the morning of October 30 and made it to Savannah by lunch time. Of course, we headed straight to Paula Deen's restaurant, The Lady and Sons. There was no way we could get in that day for a table because you have to make reservations early the morning of. We were, however, able to get a seat in the bar, which was fine with us! The food was definitely good. We'd heard mixed reviews, but were pleased overall.
After that, we took a trolley tour of Savannah where we got to familiarize ourselves with the city and learn all kinds of cool stuff. There is so much history there, including (but not limited to) founding fathers and pirates! After the tour, we were able to check into our hotel, which was in the perfect location. We had a view of the River and were within walking distance of everywhere we wanted to go. After we checked in, we rested a little while and then headed out for dinner and a stroll down on River Street. While on River Street, it has been said that we might have spent $30 at the candy store, but until someone other than us can prove it, it's purely speculation. We came back to our hotel around 7:30 just in time to catch the Rangers win their one and only World Series game and to see fireworks over the river from our window. It was the perfect ending to my birthday!
On Sunday we slept until 9:30, which was basically heaven. We took our time getting up and finally headed out just a bit before lunch. We walked part of Broughton Street and headed down to City Market where we had lunch at Vinnie VanGoGo's, which had delicious pizza. I totally recommend it! After an afternoon of more shopping (and more candy, from a different store,) and ice cream at Leopold's, we took some more time to rest at our hotel and then headed our for our Haunted Savannah trolley tour. That, unfortunately, was not great. We heard a few stories of ghosts and such, but considering Savannah is the most haunted city in America, we were expecting more! After the tour, we walked down the street to Cilantro's, Georgia's version of Tex-Mex. They did a pretty good job, I must say, but not nearly as good as the real thing.
The next morning we got up and headed out for Tybee Island, which is just off the coast of Savannah. On our way out there, we passed Uncle Bubba's Oyster House, which is another of Paula's restaurants. We didn't get to eat there, but after our yuck-o lunch on Tybee, we wished we'd driven back to the mainland for Uncle Bubba's! Tybee itself was a nice little island and we were able to spend a little bit of time on the beach (where people were still laying out in bikinis on November 1) and have lunch overlooking the ocean. As mentioned, the food was awful (except for the hush puppies,) but the view was great. We also found Paula's beach house that she rents out to people. It was really cute, and if there had been more people there than just the two of us, we totally would have stayed there for at least one night. After Tybee, we went to Forsyth Park, walked around some more, headed to Paula's store to do some Christmas shopping, and rested. That evening, we spent some more time on River Street and then went to dinner at The Pirate's House, which is a place built in the 1700s and was originally a boarding house and tavern for sailors and, you guessed it, pirates. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is said to have been inspired by The Pirate's House and part of it takes place there. After dinner, we headed back to Leopold's for some more ice cream, where we saw James Cromwell, also knows as Farmer Hoggett from Babe. Lucas would tell you he's from Star Trek or I, Robot, but I don't care so much about those movies. It was pretty awesome.
The next day was our last one there and we spent some more time walking around and taking in all of the beautiful architecture. We also did a little more shopping and found a yummy cupcake place. It's good we didn't discover it earlier, because I would've gained more than 5 lbs if we had! After lunch, more Paula shopping, and spending some more time down on River Street, it was time to head to the airport. On the way, we drove over to South Carolina, just so I could add one more state to my list. :) Savannah is right on the border of GA and SC. Little did we know, the best part of our vacation was yet to come! After we got to the airport, our flight was delayed so we headed to a little restaurant to get something for dinner. While we were sitting there, Bobby Deen walked by! For most of you, that means nothing, but for Food Network fans and especially Paula Deen fans, you KNOW who Bobby is! Paula, Bobby, and Jamie are three of my absolute favorites. Since the airport was mostly empty, I decided I was not going to let this moment pass, and I walked right up to Bobby and told him I love him. Unfortunately, I'm not kidding. We talked for a few minutes and Lucas took my picture with him. It was awesome. He told us that his brother Jamie would be coming in a few, so we should keep a look out for him. Well, you can bet we did, and I accosted Jamie on his way out of security. These guys were SO nice. They were exactly how they are on TV. I got a picture with him, too, and I was just in Heaven. Our trip was complete. The only thing that could've been better was meeting Paula herself.
We absolutely recommend this trip for anyone interested in food, shopping, history, relaxation, romance, and breathing. I promise, you will LOVE it!
Waiting for our flight at DFW. I'm 29 today!
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