Sharp's Travels

Today was beautiful, about 72 degrees. We took the truck to downtown Savannah. We parked at the Visitors Center and went inside to check out our options for getting around town. We found we could hop Savannah’s free transpiration bus that makes 10 different stops in the historic area. We also found out the Paula Deen’s restaurant, The Lady & Sons, was within walking distance of the Visitors Center so that’s where we headed first.
We ran into the filming crew preparing the streets for Robert Redford’s new movie. No luck in seeing the actor! They were putting dirt and bark on the streets to give it an old look for the movie.
We didn’t have to wait in line to make reservations at Paula’s restaurant. We walked right up to the desk and we able to get a 12:30 lunch time reservation. WOW!
We had 1 ½ hours to look around before lunch. We walked by the Capitol building. It was very impressive with its gold top. We also checked out some of the shops including Paula Deen’s store. All her cookbooks are personally autographed.
We checked in for lunch early and within 10 minutes they gave us a ticket to take the elevator to the 3rd floor. We were seated by a window. We each ordered the pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw and jelly roll fries. Gay wanted to try the green fried tomatoes too. We each had lemonade to drink and for dessert I ordered pecan pie! We have watched lots of Paula’s cooking shows on TV and now we can say we’ve eaten at her restaurant.
After lunch we wandered the streets, checking out the City Market Stores and the city’s magnificent architecture and made our way down to the Colonial Park Cemetery, where one can wander the grounds and check out the many crypts and grave stones dating back in the 1700 and 1800’s.
We also went inside the huge Cathedral of St. John the Baptist with its twin spires and Gothic features. The windows and carvings inside were beautiful. The architecture inside the church was beautiful.
We made our way back to the Visitors Center by way of some of the 21 park squares that are laid out throughout the city.
By 3pm we were headed back to the 5th wheel. We didn’t use the bus service at all today. We walked everywhere and were ready to call it a day.
Gay has uploaded pictures of the day. See album: Savannah