Last Night in Savannah

Today was our last full day in Savannah before heading back to Gallia County tomorrow. We spent the day, much as yesterday, touring some historic Savannah homes, and taking in the local history museum.

Lunch was down near the River area, at The Shrimp Factory. Little to no wait, friendly staff, and a tasty local beer call Fat Tire. Awesome crab cakes and shrimp. Then it was off walking once again.

Lunch really stuck with us, and we wanted something less rich for dinner. We decided on some simple Pizza. We went to a place called "Your Pie". While it's a chain, it's unique that they make your pizza and add your toppings in front of you, much like Subway. I had cheese and mushrooms, Tammy had cheese and olives. They also have Gelato, if you want dessert.

Finally, Huey's on the River. We read their reviews on other food sites, and wanted to try the Beignets. We arrived, and were told it was a 20 to 25 minute wait by the rather disinterested hostess. We told her we just wanted Beignets, and were directed to talk to Mike or Joe. (We don't know who they are!) Finally Tammy went to the Bar and ordered for us. We at last received our order and went outside by the river. They were Ok, nothing special...not really worth the wait or aggravation.

Overall, Savannah was interesting, either very good, or very poor, (food wise) A unique place to explore, full of history. We're not sure if or when we'll come back, but there would be more to see that we missed this time around.

Tomorrow, we pack up early, and hit the road back to Ohio. See you there!

Tea and Beer

Today was devoted to walking around the historic district of Savannah. The day was nice and sunny, and the temperatures were a little warmer, less chilling wind. We retraced our trolley tour, but with walking, we could really take our time and take everything in. After much walking, came hunger. Tammy and I decided upon the Gryphon Tea Room. The Gryphon Tea Room specializes in Breakfast/Brunch, Tea, and Baked goods. We loved the book-lined dining area. The wait staff are students from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Our server was a Photography Student. We had a pot of Vanilla Tea, now I'm generally a Coffee drinker, but I really enjoyed sharing a pot of this Vanilla Tea with Tammy. The salad was fresh and tasty, with fresh romaine, raisins, and pears, with a light breaded, fried, goat cheese (see above). This was a totally different lunch experience from yesterday. We decided to finish the day at Molly MacPherson's Scottish Pub, in the City Market district. A nice Scottish Ale, Scottish hard boiled eggs, and a nice burger, filled out our day.

Tomorrow will be our last full day in Savannah. We hope to go out on the water on a dolphin cruise. Maybe some seafood might be appropriate?

A Mixed Bag.......

Our first full day in Savannah was spent touring the city. We brought an all day pass on one of the trolley tours, where we could get on and off at various stops in the historic district.

We started our day at breakfast at the hotel, and the less said about that, the better. The tour had passed by a place called the Pirates House, a restaurant highly praised by the driver of our trolley at that time. It's claim to fame was the historic building, one of the oldest in Savannah. Also at one point in time actual pirates used the place in the 18th Century. Greeting us as we went inside is a bar, and we were led though a maze of rooms to our table. The first sign of trouble was the kids wearing paper pirate hats. We should have bolted right then and there. Our order was a lunch soup, salad, sandwich combo. The She Crab soup was ok, maybe a little salty. The lettuce salad and chicken salad sandwich was strictly cafeteria quality. Unfortunately Tammy's salad contained an inch long black hair. Nausea does not really add much to the dining experience, if you ask me. At that point our lunch was over. They took her plate back and the manager came and apologized, and took her meal off the bill, and we made a quick exit. This was definitely a tourist place, and it showed. We were done with Pirates.

Tammy and I continued our exploration of Savannah. We soon came across Leopold's Ice Cream, on Broughton St. Leopold's had a line outside the door, but we lined up and were treated to a very nice grade of quality ice cream. Quite enjoyable, and a welcome change from hairy pirates.

At the end of our day, We decided we wanted something simple. We decided on Vinnie Van Go-Go's, a pizza place on Bryan street, which is in the City Market area. It was simple, and really close to the hotel. The place had atmosphere, but I'm not sure when it was last inspected by the health department or the fire department. The Pizza, however, was quite good, with a nice thin crust, and not greasy.

Our day done, we retreated to the hotel. Tomorrow were will drive outside downtown Savannah to Tybee Island. I just hope there are no pirates there....