SAVANNAH GEORGIA in a DAY

          If you happen to be in the southeast, stop by Savannah Georgia. It's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. After our cruise, we drove 2 hours from Jacksonville to Savannah. Here are some awesome and affordable things to do  in a day.

1. Riverfront and River Street Market Place

       The Riverfront was our first stop in Savannah. There were plenty of shops and restaurants along the old cobblestone streets. We spent almost half of the day in the river walk and part of the historic district.  We also stopped by Marketplace to buy my souvenir ornament.

2. Wet Willies

      A small restaurant along the strip where they offer daiquiris of different flavors such as Naked Willie, Mojito Mojo, Bahama Mama, Sex on the Beach, Call a Cab and many more. You can get tasting samples of every cocktails you want. I was a bit tipsy already after tasting almost 20 flavors. My favorite drink was the Bob Marley daiquiri. If you prefer to have a non-alcoholic frozen drink, try Weak Willie. We also ordered fish tacos, steak wrap and fries. All of them were so good!

3. River Street Sweets Candy Store

     Every kid's dream is to be in a candy shop. You can mix and match any sweets for $14/lb. Pretty expensive but we bought some for our sweet tooth kids just to reward them from being a trooper in all our long hours of driving. We also got peach ice cream. Other candy stores also give some taster of pralines, fudge and salt water taffy.

4. Historic Trolley tours

     We wanted to see the charm of Savannah, however, the guided tours are pretty pricey (starts $25/person or more depending on the package). So knowing me, I want it to be an affordable vacation so I took a map of the tour and asked my husband to drive and follow the route, of course yours truly, the live GPS. It was free and we stopped on some of the famous squares for pictures. We also saw Juliette Gordon Low's birthplace (founder of Girlscouts) but we didn't get the chance to go inside to get a badge.

 

5. Forsyth Park

     It is one of the largest park in Savannah. The walk in the park itself was so peaceful. We enjoyed the view of the oak trees lined with Spanish moss, the water fountain, and the playground for the kids. There's also a cafeteria that serves breakfast and lunch including Starbucks coffee.

     It was such a wonderful experience in Savannah. The people here showed us the southern hospitality. There's so many other fun things to do in this place. Next time I will plan to stay for at least 2-3 days to see the Wormsloe Plantation and Tybee island to enjoy the beach.

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