How many of us have placed Savannah Georgia on the list of great vacation spots?

Our stop in Hardeeville, South Carolina is only minutes away from the Historical District of Savannah Georgia. 

The Historic District of Savannah is the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with cobblestone streets, manicured gardens, and oak-shaded parks drizzling with silvery Spanish Moss. The perfect Georgia vacation destination for all ages – abuzz with art, culture, festivals, concerts, live theater, outdoor cafes, gourmet restaurants, and true Southern hospitality.

The largest National Historic Landmark District in the United States, Savannah contains more than twenty city squares filled with museums, churches, mansions, monuments and famous forts of the Revolutionary & Civil War eras.

The main walkway for vendors is River Street.  River Street is a glittering, multi-faceted gem along the broad Savannah River.


The century old buildings, once cotton warehouses, have been converted to antique shops, distinctive boutiques, spectacular galleries, quaint brew pubs, fabulous restaurants, unique nightspots, elegant inns and hotels.

Bustling with welcoming hospitality, it’s also the place to see Savannah from the river that made her by taking a cruise or watching ships from around the globe sail into one of the busiest ports in America. 

Should you arrive here in March for St Patrick's Day we are told you will be amazed.  The St. Patrick's Day celebration in Savannah, Georgia is the city's largest annual celebration and the second largest St. Patrick's Day gathering in the United States.

Attracting roughly 400,000 Irish and honorary Irish visitors and local celebrators each year, Savannah's St. Patrick's Day traditions are steeped in the area's rich Irish heritage.






While you are there you have to do two things.  You have to enjoy the wonderful seafood that the area prides itself on as well as and this is the big on, enjoy some sweet tasty and very delicious Pralines. 

What is pralines you ask?  When you finally have it you will never forget it.   Praline is sugar candy made from nuts and sugar syrup, whether in whole pieces or a ground powder, or, alternatively, a chocolate cookie containing the ground powder or nuts. Pralines also contain milk or cream and are therefore softer and creamier, resembling fudge.  When you taste them and you will because samples are all over as well as large portions, you will feel this cookie like thin melt in your mouth with the taste of sweet sugary and nutty flavors that will make you go back for more.  At 17.00 a pound, the box you purchase should last a good while. 

Our choice for food while on River Street was River House Seafood.  http://liveoakstore.com/riverhouse

If you are looking for the hotspot in seafood and a scenic view of Savannah's River Street, you have just found it!!  For about a 40 dollar bill we enjoyed an incredible meal that started with a choice of soup, I went with my favorite French Onion Soup and Sondra chose the Lobster and Lump Crab Bisque.  When the soup cam out we sampled each others and I was not very happy with my choice.  While the French Onion soup was absolutely delicious, my taste buds jumped up and went crazy when I sampled Sondra's Lobster and Lump Crab Bisque.  WOW WEE!!!  Her soup was so tasty that I actually made a comment to the waitress that I did not want my French Onion and would like what she has!!  We both ordered the same sandwich which was the Jumbo Lump Crab Cake Sandwich served with a side of Red Rice.  I would also suggest this to you because the flavors in the crab cake is like no other I ever had, it was just melting in my mouth as I crunched into the delicious roll that covered the sauce, crab cake, lettuce and tomato.  The side of red rice had a taste of mustard which for me was good because Sondra does not like mustard.  When we finish our meal, we both commented that the flavors were meshing together perfectly.  The only thing to do now is enjoy some dessert, but not here because we want the good stuff Praline's!!! 

I hope this is helpful to anyone who chooses Savannah for a vacation.  FYI, There are numerous areas in the Savannah outskirts that will keep you busy for a week or two.  After a long afternoon somebody was beat, and Ranger slept for hours after he enjoyed his first outing. 

Until next time, it's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.  Seeeee ya!!!! 

Happy birthday to my son Mathew tomorrow!!.