As I mentioned in the previous post, last weekend Sayre and I had a belated birthday celebration for me since he was out of town on the actual day. We headed north about 2 &1/2 hours to beautiful Savannah, Georgia where the flowers were in full bloom and the hints of summertime were abundant. It truly is such a beautiful city sprinkled with history and quaint parks all throughout. We had a great time exploring all of Savannah's little treasures!
Our adventures began on Saturday with a Paula Deen Trolley Tour! That's right... you heard me... a
Paula Deen Trolley Tour. You see, this sweet southern gal has made quite a name for herself, but many years ago she had very humble beginnings in Savannah. In fact, that's where her restaurant called The Lady & Sons is located. Anyway, because Sayre is such a great sport (and a wonderful husband... I mean
really... what normal guy would actually agree to take his wife on a
Paula Deen Trolley Tour!? I am defintiely spoiled by him), we hopped on the trolley around 10am and rode all around Savannah hearing about its history as well as the life & times of good 'ole Paula. The tour wrapped up at her brother's restaurant called Uncle Bubba's Oyster House where we were able to sample some of his great food buffet style. It was wonderful!
We were quite pleasantly full by the end of that adventure. In fact,
someone even unintentionally took a little siesta on the ride back to the trolley station because he was rather comatose ;) Before returning to the trolley station, our tour guide held a drawing for a Paula Deen gift bag and yours truly won! I got a bag full of great little goodies including a signed recipe journal, a signed photo, and an awesome tote bag. Yay! Anyway, we spent the rest of the day just walking around the city on foot and popping in & out of the cute little shops along River Street. It was a perfect spring day that left us full and satisfied!
On Sunday we woke up and headed back into town to resume our explorations. The main event for the day once again included a plate full of goodies, but this time it was at The Lady & Sons! Since we had ridden on the trolley tour, we were able to make reservations ahead of time. Thaaaaaank goodness for that! Honestly, that little perk alone made the tour worth it because at 9am there was already a line wrapped around the building just for people to put their names on the list for when the restaurant opened at 11! Craaaaziness!
The food really is
that good though. I can see why people would wait there for so long just to get a tiny morsel of Paula's famous fried chicken, pulled pork, mac-n-cheese, or creamy mashed potatoes to name a few. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.... MmmMmmm! Once again, after that experience, we were feeling just a
weeee bit full ;) so we decided to head back to Jacksonville to catch up on life before Monday rolled back around. All-in-all, it was a perfect weekend and a wonderful birthday celebration. If anyone is anywhere near Savannah at any point in their travels, I highly recommend checking it out. You won't be disappointed!
As I mentioned in the previous post, last weekend Sayre and I had a belated birthday celebration for me since he was out of town on the actual day. We headed north about 2 &1/2 hours to beautiful Savannah, Georgia where the flowers were in full bloom and the hints of summertime were abundant. It truly is such a beautiful city sprinkled with history and quaint parks all throughout. We had a great time exploring all of Savannah's little treasures!
Our adventures began on Saturday with a Paula Deen Trolley Tour! That's right... you heard me... a Paula Deen Trolley Tour. You see, this sweet southern gal has made quite a name for herself, but many years ago she had very humble beginnings in Savannah. In fact, that's where her restaurant called The Lady & Sons is located. Anyway, because Sayre is such a great sport (and a wonderful husband... I mean really... what normal guy would actually agree to take his wife on a Paula Deen Trolley Tour!? I am defintiely spoiled by him), we hopped on the trolley around 10am and rode all around Savannah hearing about its history as well as the life & times of good 'ole Paula. The tour wrapped up at her brother's restaurant called Uncle Bubba's Oyster House where we were able to sample some of his great food buffet style. It was wonderful! 
We were quite pleasantly full by the end of that adventure. In fact, someone even unintentionally took a little siesta on the ride back to the trolley station because he was rather comatose ;) Before returning to the trolley station, our tour guide held a drawing for a Paula Deen gift bag and yours truly won! I got a bag full of great little goodies including a signed recipe journal, a signed photo, and an awesome tote bag. Yay! Anyway, we spent the rest of the day just walking around the city on foot and popping in & out of the cute little shops along River Street. It was a perfect spring day that left us full and satisfied!
The food really is that good though. I can see why people would wait there for so long just to get a tiny morsel of Paula's famous fried chicken, pulled pork, mac-n-cheese, or creamy mashed potatoes to name a few. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.... MmmMmmm! Once again, after that experience, we were feeling just a weeee bit full ;) so we decided to head back to Jacksonville to catch up on life before Monday rolled back around. All-in-all, it was a perfect weekend and a wonderful birthday celebration. If anyone is anywhere near Savannah at any point in their travels, I highly recommend checking it out. You won't be disappointed!
No comments:
Post a Comment