Our waitress brought cheese straws in a mason jar while we waited on our beverages. John was in heaven! Here is a pic of him dreaming of the day his beloved will serve him homemade cheese straws.
A fella can certainly dream. 😁
We started our meal off with some scrumptious fried green tomatoes. The tomatoes had a crispy cornbread batter reminded me of the batter used for fried oysters. They were served sitting atop a sweet corn cream and had shredded, pickled radicchio along with crumbled applewood bacon on top. And yes,even this picky eater found them to be amazing.
My main entree was shrimp and grits. The grits were served as grits cakes. Unusual and unexpected but really delicious! There was a side of collard greens with country ham gravy and WOW they were good. For those of you reading this who grew up with me, yes my culinary tastes have expanded over the years....along with my waistline!
After we finished our main entree we indulged in their signature dessert, basket of pralines. It was literally a basket made from pralines holding a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream topped with raspberries, blackberries and a spoonful of cream in the side. Can you say heaven?
Needless to say we cleaned our plate!
Afterwards we strolled down to the river and walked along the bank. Found a really cool art gallery with a painting of a pub called The Six Pence. So we walked to it and had a refreshing mid afternoon rest. Sat back and watched the people stroll by.
After our stop we hoofed it back to the river and took a carriage ride through downtown Savannah. Becca was our driver and she was funny! And of course,since I am my Mother's daughter I don't meet strangers. Started chatting up the people in the carriage with us. They have ties to my hometown of Taft (Mitchell family) and ties to George West. Love it!
After our carriage ride we strolled over to Leopolds ice cream and had some of their famous treats. They have been in operation since 1919.
We are currently sitting in Reynolds Square listening to a trumpet player as we wait for our walking tour party to convene.
Below are a few more photos from today's excursion.
Cotton Exchange
The Waving Girl of Savannah
Nathaniel Greene Monument
General Oglethorpe (those of you with ties to Carlisle should recognize his name). His statue stands near the graduation gazebo if I recall correctly....
Well folks, that's it for today. Our walking tour leaves in a few minutes and then we head to our hotel.
Have a good night and thanks for reading!
Sounds like a fun trip! Sorry this "gassy girl" isn't there with you!
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