3/10/09

Savannah, GA

We flew out of Columbus today to the Atlanta airport, then drove from there to Savannah. It was about a 5 hour drive. Some people napped, some (including myself) watched TV. Although I think we all nodded off at some point. We left Columbus around 9:45am and got into Savannah around 6:30. Again, we have a nice hotel right on the river. Marnell made reservations at Lady and Sons restaurant which is owned by Paula Deen whom you may have seen on TV. The reservations were for 8pm, so after I checked in I came up to my room and returned a call from my cousin Erin (today was my birthday so she called and sang me a lovely version of Happy Birhtday). We talked for a while which was nice. Then I went down to the lobby to meet everyone for dinner. The restaurant was just a few blocks away, so we walked there. We got there a bit early so a couple of us walked into a couple of nearby shops. There was a little store with a lot of really cool jewelry. I was in there with one of the guys, and the stuff was just so cool I had to get something, so I got a couple neclaces. He payed for them as a birhtday gift. Then we went into the restaurant and ate lots of really good food. Most people got the buffet, but I got filet mignon. The waitress sang to me for my birthday. It was awesome because she was a jazz singer and sang me a jazzy song that had German in it that meant things like “you’re wonderful.” It was really cool and a unique little way to get a birthday song.

After dinner we came back to the hotel, I dropped off my neclaces and went back outside to explore some more of the city. I think Savannah is one of the coolest cities I’ve been to. It’s got the old streets and buildings, lots of artsy shops, beautiful trees with moss, cobblestone streets, bridges, the river, lots of pubs and taverns, and nice weather (at least this time of year). I love it. Too bad I could only experience it for a few hours.