A day in the garden of good and evil

It was sooooo good to have a sleep in after many early starts in the mountains. We dragged ourselves out of the big, comfy king size beds by mid morning and headed off to get coffees and have a look around in the historical town that we had only seen in the dark, and in a tipsy state. Based on Kedar's advice (our cab driver from the night before) we went to 'the best sweet shop in the world' to get some free samples and buy some amazing sweets like salt water taffy (which they had in 30 flavours) and pralines. Thinking that we would do a walking tour to get more information about this historical town we found a company doing trolley tours which meant that we could relax on the ride while listening to our guide on the way around. Karen was  our first guide and was dressed in a proper old southern gal outfit; wide brimmed hat, high-necked dress and lace gloves.

Our tour was hop on hop off, so we hopped off after only four stops to get some lunch at an Asian street food place, had a little look around and got back on the next trolley that came around. We went passed a few beautiful historical houses with vines and plants growing up them and the first African American church built in the USA. There were a lot of references to scenes in a book, and subsequent movie, which was a true story set in Savannah in the 1980s called Midnight in the garden of good and evil, it didn't mean much to us as none of us had heard of it. People in Savannah also believe that a lot of the town is haunted because of the age of a lot of the buildings.

Amy and I had spotted a little market on River Street while on our trolley journey, so we had to check that out. One of the stalls was selling a wall plaque that said 'I'm not short, I'm fun size', mine and Amy's motto.

Sam's quest for beer lead us to a micro brewery called Moon River, but none of our drinks, beers and wine lived up to expectation and we left quite disappointed. Dinner was a whole other story though, as we went to one of the best restaurants in Savannah called The Olde Pink House, which, as the name suggests was in a historical home. We had a bit of a wait, but the food and atmosphere were amazing, and our waiter told us that we could go for a walk around the house. The ballroom on the second floor has beautiful hand painted scenes from the southern rivers on the walls, massive venetian glass chandeliers and marble fireplaces. It was stunning! The rest of the house was beautifully restored, and we took photos of the old cellar that came off the basement bar area.

Savannah had delivered on it's promise of wonderful southern charm and an interesting history, unfortunately we didn't sense any ghosts.

Beer of the Day:
Moon River Brewing - Nicks Balls of Gold - 7.1% Abv Draft Pint - Supposedly a hybrid of an American IPA with a Belgium Pale Ale. No hint of IPA in the nose, just a confused whiff of something Belgian. Tasted as if Nick may have dipped his golden balls in the vat, I'm not sure. Undrinkable.