These Days

Here are the restaurants we ate at in Savannah. We had lunch on Saturday at Flying Monk Noodle House . We passed by this place during the walking tour and decided to go back for lunch because we were craving hot soup. There was a short queue outside but we didn't have to wait long. Great food and the service was fast. We had dinner at The Lady and Sons , Paula Deen's restaurant.. Its's a popular tourist stop in Savannah so we thought it warranted a visit. The restaurant has mixed reviews so I didn't expect much but it turned out ok. Our reservation was for 8PM and we decided to do the buffet so we don't have to wait long. The fried chicken was great. On Sunday, we had lunch at The District . We ordered sandwiches, which were all good. The mushroom soup is one of the best I've tried. The only complaint we have is that they sooo long to serve the food. Last but not the least is Leopold's Ice Cream . It's also an institution in S

Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, where in 1862 during the American Civil War, the Union Army successfully tested a rifled cannon, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete. The fort was also used as a prisoner-of-war camp. ( Wikipedia ) We visited Fort Pulaski after Tybee Beach. While we were watching the overview video, the lights suddenly went out because a sailboat hit some power lines. We saw the resulting fire from afar and heard the rescue vehicles. Because we were already at the fort, we decided to go ahead and explore the place as planned. Eventually found out that nobody was injured which is good news.

Our goal for Day 2 in Savannah was to visit Tybee Island to see the beach and also drop by Fort Pulaski since it was close by. Ordered by General James Oglethorpe, Governor of the 13th colony, in 1732, the Tybee Island Light Station has been guiding mariners safe entrance into the Savannah River for over 270 years. The Tybee Island Light Station is one of America's most intact having all of its historic support buildings on its five-acre site. Rebuilt several times the current lightstation displays its 1916 day mark with 178 stairs and a First Order Fresnel lens (nine feet tall). ( Source ) There's a long walkway that leads to the beach. Giant crab shell Disturbing the birds =) Birds flying in line. It's always good to see the ocean. =)

Bonaventure Cemetery is a public cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book. It is the largest of the city's municipal cemeteries, containing nearly 160 acres. ( Wikipedia ) We had less than 30 minutes to explore Bonaventure Cemetery because we got there close to 5PM. It's still an active cemetery but they have kept the character of the place consistent -- old and eerie. It would have been great if we saw some of the more famous statues but it was still a good visit, just because the place itself is interestingly different.