Savannah, May '09

14 years ago

Just wanted to share photos of my recent trip to Savannah, Georgia, with you. Four friends from high school (that would make us very *old* friends!) stayed at a lovely condo at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. We went to Savannah on Saturday, May 16 for the day where we had lunch, walked the streets and squares, took a pedicyle tour, and saw a wonderful show at the theatre.

Large trees like this one are everywhere in Savannah and most drip with evocative Spanish moss.

Here is a corner restaurant with outdoor seating, a familiar sight in the business district.

We had lunch at South Soho Gallery Cafe - part art gallery, part restaurant - very good food.

A lovely fountain in a private garden.

A decorative dolphin downspout; we weren't the only folks taking pictures of this!

Oglethorpe Square, where we enjoyed just sitting for about twenty minutes before the show started; very cool and peaceful under those big trees.

Another square, another group of statues; this square had it's own "orator" present who seemed to be giving the by-play of a golf match to his buddies who were seated in the area of the curved benches.

A fun way to tour the area - in a trolley!

My friend, June - we go waaaay back to seventh grade and graduated high school right beside each other since we had the same last name. Old friends are the best! That is the English-style phone booth at Six Pence Pub; this was the pub in the movie "Something to Talk About" with Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid, where she saw him with the "other women."

April and May in Savannah are lovely - not too hot or humid yet and not too crowded with tourists either. Great places to eat, shop, visit, and just sit and people watch.

Teresa

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canarybird01
14 years ago
Teresa that looks like a beautiful place to visit. I have always admired the backgrounds and the rhododendron bushes of the Georgia golf courses when my DH watches tournaments on TV! I love the Spanish moss hanging from the trees.
I'm glad to hear you had a good time with your school pals.
Friends are so very important and are even more special when you've known them for so long.

SharonCb
annie1992
14 years ago
Teresa, what a lovely city, and it is sure nice to get together with old friends. Elery asked if that was a "live oak" tree?

What, no food pictures? LOL.

Annie
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Annie, not sure if all the trees are live oaks or not. They're too tall to check out the leaf formation. Yeah, I should have taken a pic of my Cuban sandwich and Chipotle Potato Salad - it was some good! You and Elery should come down in November or March when you could avoid the Southern heat and humidity - ha!

Sharon, I think you would love Savannah. We rode by the Mercer House, setting for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The old homes in Savannah are amazing - you have to spend a lot of time looking over a single home just to take in all the detail.

Teresa
compumom
14 years ago
Thanks for bringing us along to one of my favorite cities! I loved Savannah and Charleston, and I'm sure that you gals had a great time! That Spanish moss is ethereal and I loved all of the history and movie facts around the town! I found some of the churches and the synagogue's architecture most interesting. It's the second oldest reform synagogue in the US and was built to look like a church from the exterior to better blend in with the other churches on the squares.
We have a photo in our hallway that DH took of the steeple from the Protestant church on Chippewa Square (?) where the feather floats from during the opening sequence of "Forrest Gump". The interior of that particular church has a very interesting ceiling IIRC.

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teresa_nc7
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14 years ago
Yes, Ellen - the churches and synagogue are amazing! And our pedi-cycle guy told us they had to take out that Forrest Gump bench and move it to a museum because so many tourists were blocking traffic there to have their pictures taken while sitting on the bench. There is a flower bed there now.
dlynn2
14 years ago
They've done such a wonderful job of preservation in Savannah -- it's a lovely town.

Did you enjoy the theatre? It's owned by the family of a very good friend of ours. My children do theatre here in Colorado with their family (their entire family is incredibly talented). We visited there a few months ago and saw "Hooray for Hollywood". Wish we lived closer so we could see more of their shows.
teresa_nc7
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14 years ago
dlynn, we perhaps saw the same show and it was fantastic. Singers, dancers, live music, great costumes - very enjoyable. My friends saw the 50's show previously and said the Hispanic "Elvis" was the hit of that show.
sheshebop
14 years ago
Oh, Teresa, now I want to go there. It is beautiful. I have never been to Savannah. Dany! I don't get any decent amount of vacation time until next year. I am envious. the pictures are wonderful, and you all make a beautiful group.
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tammy518
14 years ago
Oh, what fun! We went to Savannah a couple of years ago and LOVED it! We're just dying to go back. I do believe the houses there are the most beautiful I've ever seen anywhere. You're making me "crave" Savannah again!
riverrat1
14 years ago
So much fun! I've not been to Savannah but do have a trip planned next spring. The garden picture is beautiful! So are you ladies and it looks like a fab time.
Solsthumper
14 years ago
Teresa, you all seem to be enjoying yourselves; how wonderful that you've all remained such close friends over the years.

And Savannah is absolutely beautiful, any time of year. I've only been there twice, but I'd move there in a heartbeat.

Sol
eileenlaunonen
14 years ago
I loved Savanah but boy was it HOT!!!
chase_gw
14 years ago
What a lovely town! Have never spent any time in that area, actually very little time up the entire Atlantic Coast. I sense the plans for another road trip coming on.

Looks like you had a wonderful time....but which one is you?
trixietx
14 years ago
Look at what I have missed by not looking here regularly. I have never been to Savannah, but now I want to.

Sounds like you had a great time and your pictures are wonderful.

Do you and your high school friends take a trip regularly? We met some ladies on a cruise a few years ago that were HS friends and they took an annual trip. I thought that was so cool.
Bizzo
14 years ago
Thanks for sharing the pictures! I love Savannah, but haven't been there since my brother got married there 11 years ago... Thanks for triggering some great memories, too...

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