Good Time, Party Time- Savannah Time Part II

 This is one of Andrew's favorite squares.  I have forgotten who the statue is of.  Andrew, help me out with a comment, please.

 This is the Hamilton Turner house.  It was the first house in Savannah to have electricity.  It is also the model for the Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World.  It is now a bed and breakfast.

 One of our favorite restaurants.

my brothers and their wives came down one weekend for a fun visit

 I love all the Spanish Moss.  It is fun on the drive to Savannah to notice when you first see the moss in the trees and sad to me when I no longer see as we make our way home.

Andrew and I went to Tybee Island one afternoon.  This is spot when the Federal canon were located when they fired upon Fort Pulaski during the Civil War.

When you have a son who is an electrical engineer you get tours of substations.

Andrew was able to be with Carl and I on Friday

Andrew, Taylor and I had a great visit.  We were able to watch lots of sports and TED videos, we tried a few new recipes and we ate out too. We talked books and visited the library twice.  And we laughed and laughed and laughed.

I didn't take as many pictures as I usually do.


I finished a scrapbook that I made for A and T while they were at work.  I also got to work on my counted cross-stitch that I plan to finish when I get to heaven.  Look for me there carrying it around.


Carl flew back to Savannah and we drove home.  I told Andrew and Taylor that I thought this was our best visit ever.  Andrew laughed and said that I say that after every visit.  I am so thankful for wonderful visits with my wonderful children.

Thursday, It must be Mrs Wilkes

Has it been two weeks since we were with Andrew and Taylor? Hard to believe! Two weeks ago today, Carl, Kaitlin and I headed down to some squares in Savannah for Kaitlin to take some pictures and then we planned to meet Andrew for lunch.

This first picture is on the trolley tour of Savannah. I am not sure of the name of the building but the cool thing about the building is the circles you see in the decorations above the semi-circles above the windows. Are you still with me? Do you see them? Well, each circle has a different kind of marble in it and all are found in Georgia. Cool!

Love the Spanish Moss
This monument is where Nathanael Greene is buried. We were introduced to him when we studied the American Revolution when the children were younger. Andrew set out to learn all he could about him. How fitting that Andrew now lives where Nathanael Green is buried. When the American Revolution began he was a militia private, the lowest rank possible, and he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer. He was given a plantation near Savannah after the war. Eli Whitney was on his plantation and invented the Cotton Gin there.
Here is Kaitlin with her large format camera. The comments we got from other tourists were very funny. They were all impressed with the size of the camera, most of them were using their Iphones to take pictures.

Here is where Andrew wanted to eat lunch. If you ever go to Savannah, put this on your list of places to eat. They are open only from 11-2, they only take cash or checks and the cost is 16.00 a person. We got there at 10:30. We got in to eat at 11:35.



You eat family style with

Kaitlin loved the banana pudding for dessert!

Can I buy you a beer?

So the Crystal Beer Parlor! Great place to eat in Savannah. Mostly you see locals here, not too many tourists. This was the third place we tried to eat on Monday of our visit. Andrew's top place was not open on Monday and we made it to his second recommendation on Thursday. His first place did look a little sketchy but we'll try it next time!

A story within the story--Carl took us to Savannah then had to go on a business trip to Little Rock! The credit card company was not too pleased with the card being used in two different cities at the same time and I appreciate that. The company called Carl with the situation. They gave him the names of the places that the card was being used at. Carl called me. He asked was I using my credit card and where? I said that we had been to AC Moore, Walmart and had gotten gas for the van. Then Carl somewhat lowered his voice and said that someone had used the card at a beer parlor!
"That would be me, Carl" I think Carl was a speechless. Oh well, we got the credit card company alerted and Carl too!

This was the best thing I ate in Savannah. Kaitlin used her fancy app to steer us to them. Gawga Nachoes was what they were called. Chips, sweet bar b que, cheese, onions, sweet pickles and jalapenoes. To say that they were unbelievably fantastic would be an understatement. Next time we go there, with Carl- of course, I'll get this as my meal. We hope to make these soon at home.
And of course dessert... banana egg rolls. It had bananas, peanut butter and chocolate. When we go back, this will be the dessert I get!And for the record, none of us got beer.

I spent the afternoon with these two sillies. I pulled up my camera and this is what I got!

The Pink House

This restaurant is in an old house on a square in Savannah. Kaitlin has this wonderful app for her iphone where she can read what The Food Network folks like to eat at certain places. Here is what they recommended... a BLT salad with fried green tomatoes. It was amazing.
This is one of our desserts. It is a praline basket. Oh my goodness, was it ever good.
Here was an appetizer we got, southern sushi. Carl loved it, I thought it was interesting.
You cannot go wrong with shrimp and grits. This one even had greens.
Here is a fun picture we made in the park in front of The Pink House.I ate at The Pink House about 40 years ago with my girl scout troop. We came to Savannah to see the Girl Scout founders home.