This is probably the most photographed spot in Savannah. It captures only a small part of this beautiful and romantic historic district. This is Forsyth Park and its fountain.We loved this town. We ate, we rode the trolley, we ate, we walked the streets visiting museums and galleries, we ate and really had a great time.
The eating part: We skipped Paula Dean's place, she is a marketing machine and it was just too much Paula, her stuff and tours are everywhere! Instead we ate at the Pirates House (contains the oldest house built in Savannah as well as lots of great stories about the early pirates) where the food was just OK but the atmosphere was wonderful. We had dinner at the Pink House where Tom had the special scored flounder, yum. We also ate at a wonderful place called 17Hundred90 which is also a historic inn as well as a wonderful restaurant. Another good meal on the River Front was The River House Seafood. We ate seafood of all types until we yearned for a steak when we got home.
This is the Telfair Museum. It is an old house converted to a museum. In her will the lady left a stipulation that the kitchen of the home must be kept intact. So in the basement of this beautiful museum is, yes, a kitchen dating from colonial days! In the same square is the Jepson Center for the Arts. This is a contemporary museum that had two artists we just drooled over. My favorite was William Morris. Probably the most amazing glass artist I have ever seen. He does things with glass you think can't be done. Very inspiring work. Tom's favorite was Anthony Palliser, a French artist. He is a portrait artist of great skill and really captures everyday people in an heroic format that takes your breath away. We were surprised that so many of the galleries were co-op artist galleries. It seems to be the norm here. In each one we were greeted warmly and enjoyed our stay. In a couple of the regular galleries we got the same cold reception I have blogged about before. The quality of the art and architecture of the historic district has been greatly enhanced by an outfit called SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design). These folks tackle everything from restoring historic buildings, film production, furniture and clothing design and general art. They do it very well. They have a wonderful historic building that houses their gift shop where they sell the work of their graduates. They aren't shy about prices but the work is all top quality and very interesting and unusual.
This is the Telfair Museum. It is an old house converted to a museum. In her will the lady left a stipulation that the kitchen of the home must be kept intact. So in the basement of this beautiful museum is, yes, a kitchen dating from colonial days! In the same square is the Jepson Center for the Arts. This is a contemporary museum that had two artists we just drooled over. My favorite was William Morris. Probably the most amazing glass artist I have ever seen. He does things with glass you think can't be done. Very inspiring work. Tom's favorite was Anthony Palliser, a French artist. He is a portrait artist of great skill and really captures everyday people in an heroic format that takes your breath away. We were surprised that so many of the galleries were co-op artist galleries. It seems to be the norm here. In each one we were greeted warmly and enjoyed our stay. In a couple of the regular galleries we got the same cold reception I have blogged about before. The quality of the art and architecture of the historic district has been greatly enhanced by an outfit called SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design). These folks tackle everything from restoring historic buildings, film production, furniture and clothing design and general art. They do it very well. They have a wonderful historic building that houses their gift shop where they sell the work of their graduates. They aren't shy about prices but the work is all top quality and very interesting and unusual.The streets and squares of Savannah make the whole place charming in it's beauty and history. Here are a few additional photos.
After leaving beautiful Savannah we headed for St. Simon Island. The coast of Georgia is filled with barrier islands some big some small but all historic with old forts or ruins of early civilization. Many of these islands are either in private hands, natural protected place or too small and remote to be overcome by coastal condos. We likes St. Simon best because of the good food, nice galleries and beautiful setting. Our favorite place to eat was the Georgia Sea Grill where we had fabulous dishes prepared by chef Jeff Brzezinski. He will try to send me a recipe for the Oyster Pan Roast, yum.
We also spent a day on Jekyll Island which wasn't much. Since it was off season most of the shops and places were closed. The best thing was the Georgia Sea Turtle Center where they rescue and rehabilitate sea turtles. A very interesting place. These folks do an amazing job against huge odds for these creatures who have been around since the dinosaurs.
The trip was delightful and we will definitely return to Savannah. Hope you have time for a visit, via the links I have given you, if you can't go in person.
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