Serendipity

Serendipity denotes the property of making fortunate discoveries while looking for something unrelated, or the occurrence of such a discovery during such a search.

With this in mind I will describe the event that lead up to what amounted to a near perfect day.

Around noon we arrive at our B&B in Savannah with plans to leave our car there while we wander off downtown. As luck would have it they did not have anyone staying in our room the previous night, so we checked in early.

We head off walking and quickly make our way to a tattoo shop we had located on the internet. Both of us wanted a relatively simple tattoo and after talking to the owner of the shop on the phone, we were surprisingly comfortable with our decision to use his shop. We arrive forty minutes ahead of our appointment time, but he greats us with a smile and tells us to come on in.

We get tattoos. We also make friends with the artist and wish each other well for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day festivities. Peter at Savannah Ink does simply fantastic work.

Lunch is just around the corner at a pub we have been trying to find a seat in for the last few years. For some reason it is pretty empty when we walk in and we get a seat at the bar, our favorite place to sit. The food is as amazing as our friends promised. If you are ever hungry in Savannah, Molly McPherson's has the best bangers and mash on the planet.

Being a little tired from the excitement of the ink (it can really drain you, ever for small works) we head back to the B&B for a nap.

Waking up and feeling refreshed, we head to the parlor for wine and h'orderve. Flipping through the big book of recommended dinner accommodations, we settle on a place specializing in tapas. It is one of the busiest days in the city, but they happen to have an immediate opening for us.

After arriving at the tapas bar, we are warmly greeted and seated in an ideal people watching location. the dinner is amazing. If in Savannah, we highly recommend Jazz'd. Great food and a fantastic atmosphere. While dining we chat with our server and learn about a rooftop bar above one of the high rise hotels downtown.

The rooftop bar is pretty easy to find and soon we are overlooking all of Savannah. A beautiful city that pays a lot of attention to ascetic values. Everything is cozy and comfortably laid out. While at the bar we meet a few new friends, and notice River Street, which is normally a zoo by now, is relatively quiet. With this in mind we work our way down to it.

After a short walk down the river we stop in a place for a potty break. It is better to buy a drink somewhere than to use a porta-potty. While she is in the restroom I chat with the bartender and learn of a small pub only the locals seem to know about.

Being a little tired at this point we decide to head back to our room. On the way back however we turn down a side street and run into the little known pub the last bartender had described. 

Walking in we find a simple wooden bar with simple wooden stools in front of it. Very quiet at this point, and obviously not a tourist trap. We decide to have a few drinks and people watch for a while, when who should walk in but our new friend the tattoo artist.

We drink, talk, meet his wife and friends, and so on. It is a great time. After a while of this we head back to our room, only a short walk away.

With only the basic concept of what we wanted, the day unfolded into a fantastic mix of food, drink, and amazing people. It really doesn't get much better than that.

Slacker

I know its been a while since my last post, but a lot has been going on over here. I promise all of you a decent post the next few days and maybe some exciting photos of my up coming trip to Savannah for St. Patty's.