Spooky in Savannah

So, this past weekend was spent in Savannah, GA. We had some pretty gross weather, rainy and cool, for my first experience in this historical town. Ever since I saw that this city was on our itinerary I was excited, and the city did not dissapoint. It has to be one of the most if not the most beautiful places in the country. There are 24 squares seemingly randomly placed throughout the downtown; each one with a unique garden or architectural monument placed within it. We spent Sunday downtown and started with lunch at a restaurant by the river. I had the crabcake benedict - delicious!! There was a large group from the cast that dined at the restaurant Lady and Sons, and if you are familiar with the Food Network you would know that the very charming Paula Dean owns the restaurant and features many of her recipes. Also, if you are familiar with Paula Dean you would know that she cooks in about twelve pounds of butter and three vats of Crisco - hence my dinner by the river. Well, we enjoyed some sightseeing and even saw the statue of the bird girl from the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". That night we went on a Savannah tradition, a ghost tour. We wound our way through the streets of Savannah led by a 5th generation Savannian(sp?), and enjoyed the local history as well as some spooky ghost stories. I feel like the stories could have been a bit scarier, but what can you do? We stopped at this one window with a dummy in it to scare children when they come by. The dummy apparently has glowing eyes and moving arms and seemed pretty random being on the second floor of this house, but it was amusing nonetheless. It was a great punctuation to a nice day in Savannah and I hope to get the chance to visit again when the weather is better. Until next time, we're off to Schenectady!!