Charleston and Savannah, Great Towns

On our Honeymoon, we went to Savannah and Charleston. After overcoming some flight cancellations and the 24 loss of our luggage, we really got started on Tuesday morning in Savannah. We stayed at the Olde Harbour Inn on Factors Walk, which overlooks River St. If you're looking for a good B&B to stay in while in Savannah, I highly recommend the Olde Harbour Inn. For the price and the location , you can't beat it. While in Savannah, we ate at great restuarants, such as The Cotton Exchange and The Boars Head Inn. The best meal, was Tuesday at lunch, when we dined at Mrs. Wilkes Boardinghouse. Our cab driver told us it was better than Paula Deen's restuarant and a little cheaper, so we tried it out. Boy, was he right. We had to wait an hour to get in, but when we did, it was well worth it. The serve food family style, so we had about 14 sides at our table, then they brought us biscuits and cornbread, and then Fried Chicken. The food was great and the chicken was good, but in my opinion, not quite as good as the chicken I had at Stratford Hall once. That fried Chicken was incredible. Anyway, for $15 each, you get a huge Southern meal at Mrs. Wilkes. If you ever make it to Savannah, go there. We took a ghost tour and then a trolley tour of the city. We got to visit the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Lowe, the woman who founded the Girl Scouts. Our last night on our honeymoon, we came back to Savannah and took a riverboat cruise for dinner, and that was enjoyable.

Charleston is a totally different city. Its a little more ritzy, but still enjoyable. We stayed at the French Quarter Inn, and boy, was it nice. Every day we had a wine and cheese reception at 5 and then milk and cookies at 9pm. That was a nice treat. The hotel was right on Church and Market St., so the location was great. I highly recommend this hotel if you want luxury and location. In Charleston, we took a carriage ride at night and toured the downtown area . That was very nice. We dined at Poogan's Porch, T-Bonz and Ghirabaldi's while we were there. The food was great. The last day in Charleston, I went to Ft. Sumter which was nice, but hot.
For me, I think the stop off in Beaufort, SC on the way to Charleston was one of my favorite stops. Beaufort is a great town on the water. I could live there easily.

I think Savannah is a little better than Charleston, but i like both immensely.