Tybee Island

About 20 minutes from Savannah, there is a small island called Tybee Island. I didn't realize till we got down there that is where "The Last Song" was filmed. Since I have read the book I was excited about seeing the different places that were in the book. 

The church from "Last Song", you can see the red steeple on the ground. They are going to open it and make it a wedding chapel.

The side of the church

 

The front doors of the church

Pier from the movie

These pigeons reminded me from the ones on the "Bolt" movie

 

 

We also went to Fort Pulaski, here are a few pictures:

 

 

Savannah (Part 2)

After making our reservations we went in a couple of shops. My favorite was Kitchen on the Square, it had everything possible for a kitchen. I bought some cute teaspoons that you hang on the wall, once Jody hangs them I will take a picture and post it because I think they are the cutest!! Now it was getting close to time for our reservation at Lady and Sons. Since we were the first reservations of the day, we got to see one of their traditions, where they come out and ring the "triangle" to let everyone know to "come and get it" LOL We both got the buffet and the food was really good. I really liked the cheesy garlic biscuits, baked chicken, mac & cheese, and Brunswick stew!! Beside the restaurant is Paula Deen's shop, I bought an autographed cookbook for my Nana.

After we enjoyed our delicious lunch we went on a tour of the city. We rode a trolley and were able to get off on stops and sightsee and then get back on and go to the next stop. It was very nice to be able to ride the trolley because it was really hot down there!!

Every tree in Savannah was covered in spanish moss, it is very beautiful and this picture does not do it justice.

The Mercer House from the book and movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"

Savannah Police Department

Thought it was funny and clever, the taxi side says "This ride cost $20.00", the police side says "This ride = $1800.00"

The Pirate's House - the first part with the flag on it, is the oldest standing building in Savannah. It has been built on to and is now a restaurant.

This was my favorite part of Savannah. It is called rainbow street because of the different color shutters on the houses.

This building was built by whatever materials they had at the time, as you can see it has a combination of bricks, rocks, etc. This was Jody's favorite.

The steeple in the beginning of the movie "Forrest Gump" where the feather is flying through the air.

The restaurant in the movie "Something to Talk About" where Julia Roberts looks through the window and sees her husband with another woman.

One of the trolleys we rode :)

The Catholic Church in Savannah, they spent over 11 million dollars on the improvements inside the church. It is absolutely beautiful!!! Pictures below:

These last pictures are some of the sunset taken from the roof top of our hotel.

Relaxing on the roof top =0)

Savannah (Part 1)

We recently took a short trip to Savannah, Georgia. It is a beautiful town with a lot of history. We stayed right by the river and were able to watch the ships go by and enjoy the beautiful sunsets.

This is the bridge to Savannah from South Carolina.

The first day we were in Savannah we went to a small botanical garden a few miles outside of downtown Savannah. Before we went to the garden we ate at local restaurant called Sweet Potatoes, the food and service was wonderful. Here are some pictures from the garden:

River Street was one of my favorite things about Savannah, there was shops and restaurants right by the river. There was also people playing music and dancing. Here are some pictures from River Street:

The next day, my wonderful husband got up early and went to stand in line to get reservations for Paula Deen's restaurant Lady and Sons. I went down there once I got ready, but overall he stood in line about an hour and half, but luckily when we showed up at our reservation time there was no wait :) Here is the picture of the line, we were pretty close to the front, the next day the line was twice as long, glad we went on a weekday!!