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Ann Margret Thatcher |
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Savannah is one of my favorite places in the world. If you want the real deal in low country cooking, you must eat lunch at Mrs. Wilkes Boarding House
(It's been written up several times in Southern Living). It's only open 11am to 2pm on weekdays, and get their early because the lines have usually
started by 10. It's family style seating, nothing fancy, just old school and authentic. And make sure you take one of the cheesy ghost tours, which are
actually pretty fun. There are dozens from which to choose, but I like Cobblestone Tours. The guides with that company tend to give a lot of genuine historical
and architectural facts along with the ghost stories. If you are into the historical architecture thing, there are dozens of those to choose from too, but
I'd suggest the Green Meldrim House, which was used as Sherman's headquarters at the end of his famous "March to the Sea" at the end of the
Civil War. The house has some very cool unique architectural features in addition to the history of it. The Owens Thomas House is another good house to tour.
I'd be in heaven walking through Madison Square right about now. Have a blast, CRA.
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Trixie Delight |
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I second Ann's recommendation, the Cobblestone Tours are terrific. There are some walking tours where you can go on your own, but I suggest going with a
guide. These people are amazing with the knowledge of the families, culture and power plays that made Savannah what it was/is. I don't know if the Lady
Chablis is still around doing her shows, but she's a must see.
Oh and I'm not suprised at the assistance you got with the tire. Most people are that geniunely nice and helpful in the south. They don't think twice about it. |
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ColbyRulesAll |
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Thanks guys...as a matter of fact the brochures we picked up are for Cobblestone Tours! We probably won't do those until Tuesday or Wednesday
though...there are much more important things to see tonight (like JT kicking some ass and winning), and tomorrow is supposed to rain all.freaking.day.
So today we're just gonna drive back downtown and do more walking around. With pics of course. |
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Meanpeoplesuck1 |
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Cool, hope y'all have fun today!
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factoryhurl |
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If you want the real deal in low country cooking, you must eat lunch at Mrs. Wilkes Boarding House
AMEN, SISTER! |
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lilnubber |
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Have fun, CRA! (I love these kinds of threads, 'cause I get some great ideas on vacation spots.)
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Dave715 |
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Cool CRA. Too bad you are not coming back up through our area.
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worstdog |
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Great pictures. Looks like a great vacation for you and the Mrs.
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Zzunk |
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Skip any tour to do the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, unless you liked that steaming pile of dog crap.
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factoryhurl |
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the tour sucks but john williams house is well worth looking through. even though his creepy sister lives upstairs away from the part of the house that is
open. telfair art museum is almost across the street from it and is a pretty decent. and you can catch the lady chablis at club one usually every other week.
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Meanpeoplesuck1 |
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I haven't been to Savannah in many years even though I live just a few hours away. Not sure why....I really should plan a trip soon. My Dad used to live
there and he loved it. Very cool city.
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B DeBrun |
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ColbyRulesAll wrote: don't forget to pay your respects to the Virgin Murray |
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Ann Margret Thatcher |
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I'd like to see the inside of Mercer House, but I don't really like the idea of putting money in the hands of Jim Williams' sister, as he
apparently didn't like the idea of her owning it (although he didn't take the proper steps to insure she wouldn't get it) and she apparently had
problems with his "lifestyle," yet she has no problem making money off of his memory. The description of the outside of the house is a bit misleading
in "Midnight in the Garden..." because it really isn't all that hugely impressive or large compared to the rest of the mansions found on every
square. Not that it isn't beautiful, it just doesn't really standout, nor is it really what I would call the size of a city block. That book does
capture the zeitgeist of the city, although since I read up on the fact vs. fiction of it, I'm not a big fan of taking those kinds of liberties and still
calling it non-fiction.
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factoryhurl |
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amt, it is really creepy-you can hear her walking around upstairs and she looks out the windows at people coming and going. the gift shop employees in the
coach house area are happy to spill their guts about how weird she is. the grounds of the house are very small but the house is pretty big.
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Ann Margret Thatcher |
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Dorothy must be getting on in years. I've read that Jim loved her daughters and had stated in his will he wanted the house to go to them at some point, but
I'm assuming they're grown women w/ their own families, so I just wonder what its fate will be when she's gone. I was just reading recently that
she tried to sell it about 10 years ago, at a price of 9 mil. Apparently she thought that its infamous notoriety would inflate the value, but that doesn't
seem to be the case. Fac, I remember the first time I saw Mercer House a few years ago, I suppose I was already so awestruck by what I'd seen so far that
by the time I got to Mercer, maybe I was expecting more.
I was reading through Savannah home listings recently that the Hampton-Lillibridge House, supposedly one of the most haunted houses in the country, was up for sale for 2.9 mil. It's also one of the earliest houses Jim Williams restored back in the early 60s (there was a big deal about Williams having the house exorcised when construction workers kept quitting b/c of the disturbances). Still, it's not one of my favorites architecturally, as it looks out of place with its New England style among all those southern style homes. |
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factoryhurl |
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i know which house you mean. what is sad is what the economy is doing to savannah. urban blight. it is pretty grim in certain areas. i am glad i live spitting
distance and not there. SC is going down the shitter like nobody's business and savannah is suffering just because of proximity and lack of tourism this
year.
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hatebrigade |
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Posts: 3303 (05/17/09 1:40 PM) Registered user |
EGADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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great pics!!!!! ooo if i were you i would do a ghost tour for sure. hope you're having a blast!
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ColbyRulesAll |
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Ok I have a few more pics to share...
This boat was docked by River St. It looked pretty cool but we didn't ride it. That's all I have for today. It rained almost the entire afternoon or I would have taken more. In fact we have seen more rain in the last 3 days than we saw at home in the last month...and its supposed to rain all day tomorrow as well. ::sigh:: Boy I picked a great week to come here. I did get a great tip from a local though...he advised me not to go to Tybee Island but to go to Hilton Head instead. He told me HH is much more tourist-friendly and easier to get around, and that Tybee hates tourists. I'm beginning to think we'll take his advice and go there instead. |
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Meanpeoplesuck1 |
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Very cool pics, CRA!!
Tybee and HH are both very cool places. I would probably go with HH if I had to choose one. |
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