Having a difficult time adjusting to the Eastern Daylight Time Zone, Mom and I slept in until 10!!! Mom suddenly awoke, checked her watch, and not-so-gently, roused me out of bed. After quickly getting ready, Mom and I traversed Georgia, including Peach County home of the Lane Company. We saw acres and acres of gorgeous peach orchards and some of the prettiest pecan groves I have ever seen. The pecan trees towered dizzily into the sky.
We finally made it to Savannah at 4. I drove us around Savannah to show Mom its beauty, squares, and trees. Mom decided she wanted to stay within the historic district, so we went to The Plantation Inn, where I stayed when I was last here. Having no room with two beds (and they offered us the room with the fireplace--hot, ewww), we trekked on to other quaint inns, which were booked. When all else fails, The Hilton--prime location, excellent customer service, and wonderful conceirge connections.
After settling in to our rooms, we looked at things to do tomorrow, and headed to the River Front to eat at The Cotton Exchange and do a little tourist shopping. For an appetizer, we ate my favorite--Fried Green Tomatoes, and oh, were they delicious! I only get them once a-year, so I savored every delicious morsel. Surf and turf and off we went to the Candy Factory, Savannah's Original Candy Maker. I know I'm a Southern girl, and I love pecans, but I do not like pralines. Now that the collective gasp has passed, I enjoyed this candy store, who's fame is pralines, but chocolate and caramel and sugar abounded, oh my! I did not purchase anything, because simply by being in this store, I gained five pounds alone via osmosis! It was fun, though.
Mom bought a great yellow, girlie purse; we looked at shirts, and laughed at the drunk street performers, then headed to the Bay Street side and marvelled at the cobbled streets, steep stairs, and gorgeous architecture. (My favorite building is still the Cotton Exchange.) We headed back to the hotel via Colonial Park Cemetery where several ghost tours strolled by, and decided we would take one tomorrow evening.
Trolley tour, house tours, and sightseeing tomorrow and Sunday, then we'll check out and head to Charleston, Sunday evening.
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