Savannah Weekend

On another long weekend we decided to go to Savannah/Tybee Island, GA.  We decided to spend the first night by the beach at Tybee Island so Luke could see the ocean for the first time.  It was pretty chilly that evening so he had to play in his pants and long sleeved t-shirt.  He still managed to have fun, of course.  We drove into Savannah the next morning.  The weather was perfect that day and we really just walked around town all day.  We decided to go on this trip very last minute so we didn't plan ahead very well.  If we had, I'm sure we would've had more of a checklist of particular things to do/see.

Luke spent a good portion of time chasing and yelling at all the birds.



One things we tried to do in Savannah was go eat at Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is Paula Deen's restaurant.  You have to go in the morning and stand in line to make reservations for later in the day.  We got there decently early and I stood in line for about an hour but wasn't able to get a lunch reservation.  The only thing they had open by the time I got to the front was for 8:30 that night.  We were planning on heading home way before then.  Oh well.  I have her cookbook that has most of the restaurant's recipes in it, so we'll just have to call that good enough.

Here's the line to get your reservations and I was nowhere near the end of the line.  Maybe next time!

I kind of wish we would've taken a trip around downtown in one of these.

We started our little journey in the middle of downtown and just walked for blocks and

blocks looking at all the architecture, trees, and flowers. 

About every two to three blocks there were little parks scattered. Most had some

sort of historical marker or memorial in them.

The park where they filmed the bench scenes of Forrest Gump is in Savannah.  They

have since moved the bench due to vandalism, etc but this is where it originally was. 

We chose another bench inside the park to take a picture for memory's sake.

There were also many viewings of this sight around town.  He was such a

 champ walking around in the stroller for so long. 

We hope our travels bring us back at some point.  We would love

to explore the city and its history some more.

(March 25-26, 2011)