Vacationing In Savannah (Paula Deen Show).

[PhillyZepFan]

Originally Posted by pinkmartini

Well, you can't go to Savannah without going to River Street. LINK

Thanks! I love your user id, btw!

[mb168]

Originally Posted by PhillyZepFan

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful suggestions!

We're going Sunday-Wed, so I am pretty sure we won't encounter too much of a 'weekend' crowd. I know we plan on doing the "touristy" thing on Tuesday. Monday we're taping the Party with Paula show and my friends and I just plan on hanging at the pool at our hotel that day. I've heard a lot about the River street fun... and all of the candy shops! We already plan on eating at The Lady and Sons and doing the buffet.

I will email my friend a link to this thread so she can see your responses!

I can't believe it's 3 weeks from today that we leave! SO EXCITING!! And this is my VERY first plane ride, too!

Make sure you visit the Savannah Candy Kitchen. They are the one featured with Paula but there are two candy stores on River St so be sure you visit the right one. Sav Candy also has a store in City Market closer to The Lady and Sons. They have a special brittle like peanut brittle but with many different nuts made for Paula in a special tin called Paula's Nutty Brittle with a caracature of her on it. You may even want to visit both stores because the City Market one is pretty neat.

[Padgett2]

Check out this site for some Savannah Cams. You can see for yourself how "rowdy" River street is.

Savannah Cams - River Street Camera

[bgnzsavnh]

Originally Posted by Cattknap

Pinkmartini - I wasn't being snide - the touristy area around the river is full of cruising teens, drinking and noise on the weekends - maybe others like that kind of environment - we didn't....nothing snide about that. We found the historic areas away from the river to be much less touristy and nicer....I realize that River Street is in the historic district but it is distinctly different that the historic squares and old homes, shops and restaurants that can be found further in from the river. I don't appreciate the name calling.

Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon thing on River Street. I have experienced this several times: cruising teens from the outlying counties in pickup trucks decorated with their flags..........

[gapowermike]

Don't forget to take one of the Trolley tours.

[PhillyZepFan]

Originally Posted by gapowermike

Don't forget to take one of the Trolley tours.

I definitely want to do a trolley tour.
And to those mentioning the "rowdy" teens... We're going Sun-Wed, so I doubt there's going to be teens out on weeknights... and I'm 29, so I don't mind a little rowdiness. I live in Philadelphia, PA... I am quite used to it by now!

2 days away. So very exciting! Thanks again.