Savannah: Day 2
Andrea
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So we woke up on Friday morning feeling a little puny from our Thursday night escapades. Regretting the decision to have breakfast at 8:30am, we reluctantly rolled out of bed and headed upstairs where Leslie (our innkeeper) had prepared a delicious spread!
We began our meal with a martini glass filled with fresh bananas and berries, then moved on to an egg frittata, ham, watermelon and roasted potatoes. Don't forget the fresh squeezed OJ and much-needed coffee!
I soon realized that 'vertical' was not a good position for me, so we returned to bed. I know...I hate wasting time on vacation, but believe me-it was necessary. We had a walking tour scheduled for 1:30, so we took a mid-morning nap for about 3 hours.
Feeling much better, we set out for our walking tour with Bonnie Blue Tours. Bonnie was an excellent tour guide and we managed to cram a LOT into 2 hours. Her website is also an excellent source of where to go in Savannah-we used it a lot to plan our outings.
After our tour, we were ready to eat again (imagine that) and we scoped out a local place called Zunzi's. This hole in the wall (seriously) is rated number ONE on TripAdvisor and I know why! Youwalk squeeze in to a room with a counter in front for ordering and that's it. They serve mostly South African food, and wow-delicious! I think this was my favorite place we ate while we were there-both for the deliciousness and the uniqueness of the food.
We began our meal with a martini glass filled with fresh bananas and berries, then moved on to an egg frittata, ham, watermelon and roasted potatoes. Don't forget the fresh squeezed OJ and much-needed coffee!
We managed to finish about half of it!
Feeling much better, we set out for our walking tour with Bonnie Blue Tours. Bonnie was an excellent tour guide and we managed to cram a LOT into 2 hours. Her website is also an excellent source of where to go in Savannah-we used it a lot to plan our outings.
The view from our front porch
Statue of James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia. He landed in Savannah and is responsible for the design of the grid system of the city.
The Cathedral of St. John the Bapstist
Isn't she gorgeous?
This is Chippewa Square. You may recognize this from a little movie called Forrest Gump. This is where Forrest sat throughout about 80% of the movie, waiting on a bus.
(The statue in the background is James Oglethorpe)
A scene from the movie:
(The fiberglass bench that he sat on is now in a museum)
Ben and our tour guide Bonnie. He was in history heaven!
After our tour, we were ready to eat again (imagine that) and we scoped out a local place called Zunzi's. This hole in the wall (seriously) is rated number ONE on TripAdvisor and I know why! You
Ben had a meal called "Oliver's Lunch"- chicken and sausage over rice with some fabulous sauce and it was all soooo good!
I had the Falafel
Hole in the Wall=delish!
Back to the inn to freshen up (did I mention-instead of the rain that was in the forecast, we had 80's and sunny? Yay...but humid and HOT!)
We scheduled a night time carriage ghost tour, and decided to get to our meeting place (City Market) a bit early to check out the area.
Just a fun little market with shops, art galleries, restaurants
Our horses (on the left)-Guinness and Murphy : )
The ghost tour was an awesome storytelling experience. I was interested to find out why, exactly, Savannah is so haunted. Between the battles fought, tragic fires, hangings, cemetery relocating- the dead are everywhere! The city is literally built on its dead. Our guide said that 60% of the ground you walk on while in Savannah is somebody's grave. We did a LOT of walking while there...that's a lot of graves..YIKES! Sorry to disappoint, but no pictures of the ghosts!
After our tour, it was time to eat again! We sought out the famous Vinnie Van Go-Go's pizza and had a most incredible dinner. The wait was a little long, even though we ordered to-go. We discovered a local secret while waiting for our food. You can order a "cold slice"-basically a plain cheese pizza-and get it right away. (It's not cold...just already made).
Ummm...please look at the size of this pizza!
We decided to head back to the inn and get to bed early. But first, Ben had to take advantage of Savannah's open container law. Yes, friends...you can have your beverage and drink it too (in the streets, that is!). This is only in the historic district, so don't go wandering over to Tybee Island with a beer!
And you thought Day One was busy!
