(PHOTO: Tom and I being goofy in Savannah!) We took a 3 night trip to Savannah with our friends Jeff and Gary as a winter getaway. It wasn't as warm as we hoped, but it was wonderful! Rich in history, architecture, great shops and restaurants, and lots of ghosts. Really.
Everyone should visit the historic district of Savannah and NOT rent a car. We're glad we didn't. Savannah, GA and Hilton Head, SC share an airport - that's about 20 miles from each place. We took a shuttle ride for about $45 for all of us combined to our great hotel, the Country Inn and Suites on Montgomery Road. Tom and I had a nice corner room, and although there was traffic outside at times, we brought earplugs for 3 good nights of sleep. We recommend the hotel and the earplugs on any trip!
Although there are no Dunkin' Donuts, to my disappointment, there are really good restaurants! We ate at Loco's Grill on Broughton Street several times, and the food and service were excellent (the pot roast sandwich!). Only a 15 minute walk from the hotel was Loco's Grille, the "main street" (Broughton St.), and City Market (an open-air pedestrian street filled with shops, many art galleries, restaurants, and horse and carriage rides), 5 minutes further north was River Street, a beautiful stretch of a brick street with shops, etc. on one side, and the Savannah River on the other side. Really beautiful. You can also see South Carolina on the other side of a great expansion bridge that sits at one end of River Street, and watch the paddle boats, tugs and freighters pass by.
(PHOTO: Horse and Carriage at City Market on St. Julian Street)Breakfast daily was at our favorite- Panera Bread, also on Broughton Street. That was wonderful as always. We did have lunch in the Soho South Cafe on West Liberty Street and had a charming waitress from Canada. We walked in and were hedging about it, but the cute young guy that was seating people talked Jeff into it. No surprise! - Everyone enjoyed their sandwiches there, and the atmosphere (it's an old garage, filled with lawn furniture and old 1960s kitchen tables, surrounded by art you can buy. A fun environment.
The River Tavern on River Street had good dessert, as 3 of us enjoyed pecan pie and other things (I just had coffee). Of course, THAT place also had a ghost- one that made me feel how he died...more later.
We made reservations at "Ye Olde Pink House," which is an historic house turned restaurant, and pricey. It was almost $200 for 4 of us. The food wasn't too good, the service not too good, and I got sick from the food for the next 2 days. Tom will write a special blog about that! :) The only redeeming thing there for me was that I sensed the ghost of a man in the first part of the building, which turned out to be the original house. The building we were seated in was a relatively new add-on to the house, and I sensed nothing in it.
Aside from the candy shops, bakeries and such, you can gain a lot of weight! Luckily for me (?) I was sick from the Pink House's dinner, so I gained none. :) Always the optimist.
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