If you are thinking of great food, southern hospitality and tea so sweet you can feel the rock candy forming on your tongue, than you are thinking of beautiful Savannah , Georgia , the place where the food is as rich as its history.
The city with the nation's largest registered Urban Historic Landmark District, Savannah has a unique city plan with 21 lush green squares, a wide variety of architecture and 1,600-plus restored structures rated historically and architecturally significant, all within a 2.5 square mile area.
We planned for our trip to this lovely city by first looking online at gaysavannah.com. The site allowed us to look through many of the gay and gay-friendly hotels, inns, restaurants and shops before we hit the road. It was on gaysavannah.com that we were lucky enough to find and book our room at the Thunderbird Inn.
A throwback to the 1960's, the Thunderbird Inn is a huge reminder to never judge a book by its cover. On the outside, you see a two-story, retro roadside motel, decked in aqua, yellow and orange. But once you get inside your room, you find this swanky place is full of modern comfort. The rooms are beautifully appointed with red suede headboards above the feather topped, crisp white sheets. Original artwork lines the walls and after a long drive or day in the city, the bed is about as comfortable as it gets, especially when nightly turndown service includes a mini-Moonpie on your pillow! A great addition to the comfort of the Thunderbird Inn and the friendliness of their staff, Mark, Cassie, Roy and Ivon, is that less than a block away you find the main hub for Old Town Trolley of Savannah.
Taking a trolley tour of Savannah is definitely gay, but taking the Old Town Trolley of Savannah Paula Deen Tour, well, that's just gay with butter! So, for our first activity in Savannah , this was a must! The tour took us, in air-conditioned comfort, through the city, as our knowledgeable guide pointed out places of interest and weaved the tale of Paula Deen's life and...