Anniversary in Savannah, Part 2

I can't tell y'all what a blessing it was to have our anniversary fall on a Tuesday! We knew we wanted to be off work for it and it just so happened that the middle of the week in a tourist destination like Savannah is much less crowded! We had no waiting, no large crowds and the weather gods really helped us out since the temperatures were so much more mild than they had been the previous week in Savannah. All in all, it was perfect!!

Monday we woke up and headed to breakfast at Goose Feathers! We knew we would be spending most of our day out and about so we wanted to make sure we had a great breakfast! We walked to River Street to get on our Trolley Tour - Old Town Trolley! We knew we would be able to see so much of Savannah riding on one and it was great- I don't think our feet could have carried us around all of Savannah!

It's amazing the amount of history in Savannah- its large port and shipping industry have meant that the historic warehouses along the river are now store fronts! The ones behind me in this above picture are where we got James his 'anniversary' cigars! From warehouses to stores- amazing they are still in such great shape!

We toured all of Savannah and hoped off for some art. Way back in my UNC days I started getting more and more into art thanks to all my Spanish classes- basically history, art and culture all rolled into one- so I knew we had to check out the Telfair Academy in Savannah. It is housed in an old Mansion in the heart of the historic district and its collection of American Impressionism paintings would impress any southern gal who can't hop into the Met anytime she might want.

James at the Telfair Academy

At the Telfair Academy

After we enjoyed the art there, we moved on to the Jepson Center, which is part of the Telfair art family. This is where the more modern collections are housed and really, I walked in, enjoyed the AC, looked around and left. Modern art (American modern art at that) is not really my thing. Just not really a fan! They did have some very amazing blown glass which was beautiful but really, that was it!

Once we realized the Jepson Center was not our cup of tea, we decided to head to lunch! Our first lunch spot choice, Soho South Cafe, had a wait of over an hour (at 1:30 pm!) so we decided to go to another spot we had hear about - Maxwells!

We loved our food and enjoyed a short walk to our trolley! It was hot and we drank about 10 glasses of water a piece- our poor server! We did another trip on the trolley and headed to The Owens-Thomas house, part of the Telfair art group.

Loved the old trees and moss!

At the square near the O-T house

We really enjoyed the tour that came with the Owens-Thomas house! It was amazing - this house had so many 'luxuries' at that time that even the White House didn't!

After our touring we got back to our hotel and enjoyed the 'happy hour' that they had with wine, cheese, fruit and crackers! Some of my favorite things! We got ready and headed for a late dinner at Olde Pink House to celebrate our anniversary! It was a day early but since our hotel was right next door we thought we would plan for that night instead. We enjoyed restaurant week in Savannah - the prices were amazing for the delicious food we ate! Our service at the Olde Pink House was top notch- I recommend it to anyone heading to Savannah! Great food and atmosphere as well! Perfect spot to celebrate our first trip around the sun!