Hilton Desoto Savannah

... which only makes the beer, not the directions to the brewery/pub... So we gave up on that idea and said eff it and made our way a little more south.<br><br>Next stop Hilton Head Island. This was a very nice beach town a very "uppity" beach town. The beach was Amazing and we got to see more Dolphins, as of yet I still have not been quick enough to snap a picture, but I will! We found a brewery here ...

Wandering Woman and I took a trolley car tour of Savannah today. It is the only Southern city that was not burned by Sherman and has substantial antebellum architecture, unlike other Southern cities.<br><br>The Historic District is filled with live oaks and Spanish moss, and old buildings. One thing I learned on the tour was that the term "fair to middlin'" originated from cotton graders. Fair was OK, middlin' was good.<br><br>Pics tell the story.

Visited the Savannah History Museum in an old train station.The Tourist information Center is there also.The artifacts of the city of Savannah are displayed.<br>Ate lunch at Clary's Cafe of the Book.<br>Toured the Williams Mercer House.The house in the book Midnight at the Garden of Evil.The house has eclectic decor.At the end of the ...

Drove to the Lady and Sons restaurant and made a lunch reservation.<br>Joined the guided city tours by Old Town Trolley Tours.It was 90 minutes.<br>Savannah has 24 public squares.Lots of old houses,oak trees and spanish moss.<br>Saw the Mercer Williams house of the book -Midnight in the Garden of Evil.<br>Had lunch at Paula Deen's restaurant -Lady and Sons.Paula Deen is a famous chef in the Food Channel.<br>It is a buffet lunch.Ate fried chicken,collared green,mash ...

    We left our houses in Richmond today to head down to Savannah, GA. The rest stops were very clean and comfortable. This may seem weird in context, but I think it's nice to know what's up on the road. When we arrived after 8 hours of car time, we unpacked and headed out to Fiddler's Crab House for dinner. I ordered the cheeseburger with steamed veggies. The cheeseburger was ok. I wasn't a fan of how it was cooked. It was a little charred and very thick, not juicy. I ...

Savannah is really a great place to visit. If you go make sure to take the trolley tours, it's well worth the money. It's nice to sit back, not worry about the traffic and listen to your guide as he narrates the tour. You are free to get on and off as you wish, because there are many areas where you will like to spend some time.

... off for "The North Carolina Arboretum" for a hiking expedition-that's right I said hiking... You can read more about the 426 acre wonder at www.ncarboretum.org and thanks to the many people that donate their money to make this facility possible. It includes display gardens, winding recreational trails and forestland and is surrounded by ...

... with fries and a diet Coke, and dad got a Big Mac with fries and a diet Coke. Mike, once again, got... nothing. He takes the whole "Stuck in a car" syndrome a little too far! The food was good and as we were eating a man walked by and said that he also had a black and white Shih-Tzu named Beethoven. How cute! I used to love that movie. Anyway, we were done ...

... of St. John the Baptist, beautiful architecture inside with its stained-glass windows and manger scene. And then we walked a few blocks down to Forsyth Park for a few photo ops of the fountain and homes surrounding the park. We waited for a trolley to then take us over to Riverstreet Marketplace.

... on Bull St. It w*s j*mmed. Mir*culously we were se*ted immedi*tely! Shortly there *fter m*ny folks were w*iting. I h*d * delicious shrimp s*ndwich *nd Sus*n, * h*m s*ndwich. Both of us h*d * crème b*se veget*ble soup with pot*to, corn, etc. I enjoyed * memor*ble fl*vorful E*rl Grey since the we*ther w*s bone chilling *nd r*iny *ll d*y. For desert I h*d * Germ*n Chocol*te cheesec*ke th*t w*s *ll white with chocol*te syrup drizzled over *nd *bout the pl*te. It w*s very good-like ...