July 13, 2015
This was one of Debby's road trip highlights. She has always wanted to visit Savannah, with its rich history and beautiful buildings. The first thing we did was to buy a ticket on the Old Town Trolley Tours for a tour of a portion of Savannah's old town. Our driver was a woman who had grown up in Savannah and had lived here all her life. She was an excellent tour guide with a scratchy but clear voice. She was really immersed into the history of Savannah, and sucked us in with her wit and wisdom. She was fun to listen to and we remained on the trolley for as long as we could.
Gorgeous Spanish Moss draped ancient trees, while unique buildings, rich in history, lined the streets. Our driver always seemed to know some little extra piece of little known history, like about some guy's girlfriend, or some clandestine event that only she knew about...and then she would laugh at her own story in that scratchy, air cutting voice. She was a Peach!
We exited our trolley downtown near Paula Dean's Restaurant, where we had 11:00 AM lunch reservations. Being a few minutes early, we cut across the street to an old Five 'n Dime that was going out of business and did a little shopping.
Paula opened a little early and we were shown our table. The restaurant was plain but well decorated and comfortable. Lines for tables often extended down the street and around the corner. This is a very popular place to eat in Savannah. We were blessed to be at the head of the line today!
We opted for the buffet, a huge spread of chicken, pork, fish and beef with all the vegetables one could want. All this and Sweet Tea, too! The fried Okra was extra, but well worth it!
We waddled out of the dining room and into the Gift Shop, where Debby shopped.
Back on the trolley to finish the tour. Our new guide was British. Really? There's just something wrong with this. I could barely understand what he said because of his accent, but fortunately, we were nearly finished anyway. It didn't matter much because I couldn't seem get Paula Dean's southern comfort food out of my mind!
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