Vacation!

We just got back from a wonderful trip to Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. It is so nice to get away. I have created a slideshow with some pictures from our trip, but I wanted to tell you more about it. We started in Savannah. We stayed at the Thunderbird Inn. It is a renovated 50s style hotel. It was great. We were just to the side of the Historic district. The room was nice, really contemporary decor. We enjoyed walking around the riverfront where there were shops, restaurants and nice parks. We did a hop on/hop off trolley tour of the town. This allowed us to tour the city, but also be able to get on and off when we wanted. The best part of vacation is the food, of course. We ate at 2 English Pubs, Churchill's and The Six Pence Pub. Both were great. We ate lunch at Dockside on the river and dinner at The Mellow Mushroom.

I have always seen ghost tours advertised in these historic cities, and we decided to take one. Not just any tour though, this was in a old hearse. The back had been converted to hold 8 seats and we actually were looking above the car. It was neat. We rode around the city at night and were told stories of some things that had happened in homes and hotels. After hearing some of these stories, I will not be staying in those hotels.

We took a day trip out to Ft. Pulaski and Tybee Island. The fort was cool. There are still many holes in the walls from cannon fire during the Civil War. Tybee Island was good to see. We ate lunch and walked on the beach.

On the way to Charleston we stopped by the Tanger Outlets near Hilton Head. This is one of my favorite places to shop. We also visit the outlets in Myrtle Beach and Blowing Rock. Great deals.

While in Charleston, we stayed at the Best Western on the edge of town. It was ok. We did have to move rooms because our AC unit was incredibally loud. But that was ok. We ate at Hyman's Seafood the first night. I ordred the flounder and it was huge. I have never had it like that with the bones, tail and all (no head). Simon had Salmon, he is not a huge fan of seafood. We took a carriage tour of the city. We grabbed some lunch and took it on the ferry to Ft. Sumpter. It was a nice day to be at the fort because it was a little overcast.