Leah and I decided to take a weekend trip to Savannah, Georgia for St. Patrick's Day after reading on CNN that they were rated to have the 4th best celebration in the U.S. They did not disappoint.
The majority of the people commuting in are funneled to a large parking area across the Savannah river and ferried across to River Street for the celebration. The number of wild men and women descending on Savannah for this two day celebration is incalculable. We went early and stayed through about 2-3 p.m. after receiving our proper sunburns, seeing part of an incredibly long parade (5 hours !), and enjoying some good food and beverages. Then it took us about 2 hours or more to get back across as the night shift moved in. Mostly likely the highlight of the trip was witnessing a not so big girl who had clearly been at the sauce for quite a while punish a huge (2 pounds, literally) turkey leg while sitting on a curb, gripping the bone barbaric style and ripping the flesh apart with her teeth with chunks falling to her legs which didn't get swept away on any timescale I could witness as I waited next to her in line. If only we had a picture. This is not something which will be forgotten. The trip was several weeks ago and it gets discussed daily in our home.
After making it back to our car we took a brief tour of Savannah seeing their famous spanish moss covered oak tree lined road at Wormsloe and Bonaventure cemetery. We enjoyed the city which had a lot of character and excellent place to eat. We hope to make it back at a time when the crowds are not so large and enjoy a normal experience there.
The majority of the people commuting in are funneled to a large parking area across the Savannah river and ferried across to River Street for the celebration. The number of wild men and women descending on Savannah for this two day celebration is incalculable. We went early and stayed through about 2-3 p.m. after receiving our proper sunburns, seeing part of an incredibly long parade (5 hours !), and enjoying some good food and beverages. Then it took us about 2 hours or more to get back across as the night shift moved in. Mostly likely the highlight of the trip was witnessing a not so big girl who had clearly been at the sauce for quite a while punish a huge (2 pounds, literally) turkey leg while sitting on a curb, gripping the bone barbaric style and ripping the flesh apart with her teeth with chunks falling to her legs which didn't get swept away on any timescale I could witness as I waited next to her in line. If only we had a picture. This is not something which will be forgotten. The trip was several weeks ago and it gets discussed daily in our home.
After making it back to our car we took a brief tour of Savannah seeing their famous spanish moss covered oak tree lined road at Wormsloe and Bonaventure cemetery. We enjoyed the city which had a lot of character and excellent place to eat. We hope to make it back at a time when the crowds are not so large and enjoy a normal experience there.
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