i’m in love with savannah.
or, as the girls call her, sa-voom-boom.
goose bump inducing, throat catching, teary-eyed love.
i can’t get through her as quickly as i would like because we are always pausing so j can read her historical markers, the history here is amazing.
i never ever tire of her. i adore her quirks. her food, her architecture, her sights.
she is the perfect mixture of old and new. of funky, tortured artist SCAD hipsters, tourists,and genteel old money.
amazing shopping, culture, azaleas, searing summer heat but beautiful in the spring… local artists, gourmet foot, street food. wrought iron.
southern charm,forsyth park, hospitality, class, watching drunken antics on river street.
the beach a stone’s throw away, incredible mansions, countless festivals…the biggest st. patrick’s day celebration outside of boston.
kitch and class all rolled into one.
okay, i’ll stop but i could go on forever. truly.
admittedly, we haven’t had the time to explore her as much as we have wanted to. but we are working on it…we had to take a brief hiatus due to the arrival of two sweet baby girls. but we are back with a vengeance.
favorite restaurants: mrs. wilkes’ boarding house, vinnie van go-go’s, soho south cafe, firefly cafe,the pink house, crab shack,chart house,huey’s on the river, the cotton exchange, mellow mushroom
still wanting to try: elizabeth on 37th, garibaldi’s, vic’s on the river, corleone’s, lulu’s chocolate bar, 700 Drayton, Clary’s, gryphon tea room
favorite bakery and candy shop: back in the day, savannah’s candy kitchen
favorite shopping: paris market, nadeau, SCAD gift shop, 24e(not my style, but fun to peruse),Broughton Street
still wanting to try: flea markets, junk shops, antiques…HELLO!!! also art galleries. basically all the places you can’t go with kids…sarah jane children’s boutique
favorite street: west jones street. we drive down this all the time and dream of living there.
favorite neighborhood:ardsley park (ditto above).
here are a few of our favorite places in photos:
left to right, top to bottom:
fragrant garden at forsyth park, the forsyth park fountain, local entertainment at one of the squares, mrs. wilke’s boarding house, tybee island, more tybee island, three photos of savannah’s candy kitchen, city market (outside vinnie van go go’s),six photos of forsyth park, two photos of back in the day bakery, crab shack, paris market, broughton street.
when the babies are a bit bigger i am going to take my REAL camera and just walk around and photograph savannah.
you are going to have to drag me from here screaming and kicking. and you are going to have a tough time convincing us not to retire here. 🙂
she’s won me over and will always have a hold on my heart, i think.
happy monday- xo
s