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Savannah 2020 - Paris Market, Telfair Museums, & Macarons (Day 1 and 2)
September 29, 2020
DAY 1
Our first evening in Savannah involved the most important aspect of the trip: food. To kill some time before we checked in, we set off toward City Market in hopes of finding something to eat. We settled on coffee and macarons from Mabel's, a coffee shop right across the square from the market.
After wandering for a bit, we were able to check in the River Street Inn and get ready for dinner. We headed off down River Street, checking out the restaurants and shops along the river. For dinner, we landed on walking (I say walking, we took one look at the stairs and found the elevator) back up to Bay Street and heading over to Moon River Brewing Company. As a big fan of Breakfast at Tiffany's, I'm shocked I didn't know that Moon River was composed by Johnny Mercer about his childhood in Savannah, but naturally once I learned it, we had to stop in for dinner. Plus after driving five hours, Oktoberfest was calling my name!
DAY 2
Day 2 of Savannah started bright and early, with Michelle & I headed off the the Paris Market for breakfast. When I say this store matched the inside of my brain, I'm not even slightly exaggerating -- the French vibes, scattered antiques, and Ella Fitzgerald playing in the background made me feel like my brain had come to life. My iced Vanilla latte & Parisian breakfast sandwich were *chef's kiss* exquisite, and after some shopping we were off to the first museum of the trip.
Our first visit was to the Telfair's Jepson center. Opened in 2006, this museum featured an exhibit on impressionism called "Collecting Impressionism," which featured American, German, and French works of impressionist art. My favorite was a painting of the Brooklyn bridge, because even on vacation -- I can't escape Brooklyn.
"Collecting Impressionism: Telfair’s Modern Vision traces the early 20th-century footsteps of noted Telfair art advisor Gari Melchers (1860–1932) as he traveled the country and the globe identifying remarkable examples of the avant- garde art movement and giving them a permanent home in Savannah."
Our next stop, just across the street, was Telfair Academy. This museum features nineteenth and twentieth century American and European art, as well as period furniture and history about the house itself. Here we got to see the famous "Bird Girl" statue, featured on the cover of the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
We ended our day at Coco and Moss for drinks and some of the best sushi I've ever had before hopping on one of the last trolley tours of the day for a first look at the city.
Day 3 and 4 coming soon😇
Zoo Tampa - Dec 2019
December 15, 2019
As most 20-something-year-olds do, Julie and I have decided our Christmas tradition is going to the Zoo. Consider this my official application to NatGeo Wild.
📍: Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo
Europe 2016
August 18, 2019
As part of my 2019 goals to pursue more creative hobbies outside of my daily creative job, I'm working on creating my living, breathing portfolio. Since I'm already planning on adding more to the blog anyway, I figured this is a great place for it to live!
Enjoy some of my favorite photos I took in Europe back in 2016 :)
Hollywood Studios
May 20, 2019
Guess who's back! It's been a busy five months for sure, but my lack of posts really just means I have plenty of content to catch the internet up on!
This past weekend, my friend and I went to ~finally~ explore the Toy Story expansion at Hollywood Studios at WDW Orlando. I haven't been to Studios since they ruthlessly killed the Osborne Family Lights Spectacular, but I sacrificed my pain to explore the new area!
The highlights of the new Pixar area definitely include all of the detail they've worked into the park. From the little Jack-Jacks running around the Incredibles area (not forgetting to mention the "Num-Num cookies") to the detail of price stickers from Al's Toy Barn, Disney didn't skip out on the references baked into the area!
And of course, we had to stop by and visit Olaf for some warm hugs. Olaf asked if I could find a way for him to also be in stripes, I told him we'll work on that for the third movie.
Despite the heat and crowds, we had an epic Disney day! Here's to the next park day :)
The Library ~ #TampaLocal
April 7, 2019
As anyone who knows me knows, I've long been on a soapbox that Oxford Exchange is both the best place in Tampa, as well as my own image of what heaven could look like. Buckle up everyone, because yesterday I had my entire worldview shifted by yet another restaurant.
Located in St. Pete, the Library (formerly the Peabody) is like stepping into Belle's library for breakfast. We picked the earliest reservation of the day, so we were able to (obnoxiously) take a lot of photos, get up and walk around, and really enjoy the atmosphere of the restaurant.
I'm definitely planning on going back to try more of the lunch options, and as you can see on my face below, it was literally pure happiness for me!
ZooTampa at Lowry Park ~ #TampaLocal
December 17, 2018
As the fourth-ish post in my #TampaLocal collection, I think this one actually FINALLY qualifies me as full local, and I'm honestly a little disappointed in myself that it took this long for me to make it to ZooTampa! I am a HUGE fan of animals and wildlife photography, so naturally getting the chance to break out my camera and take photos of random creatures just makes my soul happy. And, since Julie and I almost always seem to end up at a zoo of some sort, it was only fitting we check this one off the bucket list together!
Located in Lowry Park, ZooTampa features a multitude of different animals from all over the world, as well as rides for kiddos, and (amazingly) a beer and wine garden for the adults! They also have the largest Christmas tree I think I've come across in Tampa, as you can clearly see!
Though a decent amount of the exhibits had some sort of maintenance going on, our whole trek around the zoo took around two hours, including the "Expedition Africa" safari ride. And damn, it felt so good to break out my camera and dive into the way a shot lines up and the colors and exposure.
And clearly, I might be a wee bit partial to zebras, but c'mon people, baby zebras! Lucky for me, ZooTampa features a "Pay for a day, come back for the rest of the year" free option, so I will more than likely be back another day to get some more shots!
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