Anniversary in Savannah

This weekend marked 6 years since Chris and I became an Us. We wanted to do something special especially since we don’t make a huge deal out of our wedding anniversary. We started off with plans to go to Paris, but as it got closer the flights filled up and it was too risky. Then we were going to Rome but at the last minute his schedule was changed and we didn’t have enough time. THEN we were going to go to Cincinnati, my car has been up there for Chris to use but with him in NYC now we needed to bring the car home. I had a little road trip planned that would take us to West Virginia (new state!) and then down through Savannah. BUT we didn’t make the flight to Cincinnati. So, disappointed we decided we’d had enough with pass riding and hopped in the car and drove to Savannah. It was really nice.

Our hotel was a little far out but it was free thanks to my points. We took a tour with Savannah Dan which was a lot of fun and really informative. We had a good time wandering the streets, going into shops and admiring the old architecture. There was a definite New Orleans vibe. While we liked the old oaks, the parks and the general quaintness of the city, I was disappointed by the pollution. There was a lot of trash and homeless people and it smelled like urine everywhere we went. They happened to be shooting a movie, The Conspirator, while we were there and we got to see the set used for the scene were Lincoln is shot. That was cool.

The first night we just grabbed a bit at a place along the river. I had a salmon club sandwich which was different, but yummy. We split some crab dip that was out of this world. It was affordable too only $7. But on our anniversary we wanted a nice place so we got a recommendation from Savannah Dan. We went to Noble Fare and it was AMAZING! We split some shrimp bisque as an appetizer, then they brought us some yummy bread with three different dippers. Then they brought us fresh pear sorbet to ‘cleanse our pallets’ then I got Snapper and Chris got Lamb. Both were delicious. We hadn’t planned on having desert (I had my eyes on a caramel apple from the river front) but our server convinced us to try their Chocolate Lover's Cake - definitely worth it. The whole meal with a glass of wine was about $110 after tip. Very nice – highly recommended.

Because it was close to Halloween we got to see all the kiddies with their costumes. We happened to be there when they did “wag-o-ween’ and all the locals were out with their dogs in costume, collecting doggie treats from the local shops. A little over board but cute and creative.

On the way home from Savannah we made a pit-stop in St. Augustine which has a special meaning for us since that’s where Chris took me on our first anniversary. We wandered around a bit, they also had a little Halloween function going on. We tried to find somewhere new to eat dinner, but we wound up back at O.C. Whites which is where we ate during our 1st anniversary celebration. We at outside and enjoyed the weather and then had a nice ride home.

Quite a memorable anniversary :) even without Paris. All photos are here.