I had a work conference to attend in Savannah, GA and due to scheduling issues Jackson could not attend with me. Bummer. I did my best to still have a nice time re-visiting the gem of a Southern city.
The first morning of the conference was a late start so I went for a walk/run/walk more through the city. I met some of the nicest people and just enjoyed soaking it all in. The weather was just perfect, too!
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| A trees are unreal. |
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| The view from where Forrest Gump's bench was |
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| The famous steeple from the Forrest Gump intro |
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| Even the staircases are fancy in this town! |
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| Forsyth Park didn't disappoint |
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| I loved this church! |
My work colleague was attending this conference, too, so I enjoyed having someone to have dinner with each night. We branched out and tried grits and they were surprisingly good! I don't know that I'll ever crave them, per se, but they were quite enjoyable.
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| Fish & grits! |
We tried out a few local places and also visited Paula Deen's restaurant. Her place was markedly less busy than when Jackson and I visited in 2011. We didn't even need a reservation for dinner. That would have been unfathomable a few years ago.
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Dinner with Paula Deen: a fried grit cake
and bacon-wrapped shrimp! YUM! |
It was a pretty dull conference, but we made it through. I was even able to get switched to an earlier flight (bless that Southern hospitality) and made it back home to Tampa many hours before I expected to.
I had to connect in Charlotte and on the flight from there to Tampa I was seated next to a nun (in her full "habit" or uniform) and a young girl. The three of us ended up chatting the entire flight and it was just lovely. I love when you meet kind people as sometimes flying can be just a trying experience. It was a great way to end my trip!
