BELLINGRATH GARDENS
Jason and I took a couple of days and drove over to Mobile before Christmas. We stopped at the Visitor Center upon arrival and picked up the brochures for the "Must Sees" and started our 3 day visit. We toured downtown, and visited Three Chocolates for Mobile's best! We had lunch at Felix's Fishcamp. DELICIOUS and great view of the bay. We drove to Fairhope on our second morning for breakfast at Panini Pete's....Beignets and Coffee in the French Quarter. This town is fantastic! Beautiful flowers and many quaint shops. Also a great pier and a walkable town. We kept heading south through Gulf Shores...and then took a Ferry over the Mobile Bay to Dauphin Island. That was fun...car and all on the ferry. It took about 45 minutes to cross the Bay. We drove up to Bellingrath Gardens. The original owner made his fortune in Coca Cola. We toured the Gardens and home. Beautiful and I imagine in the Spring it is breathtaking. We ate at Two Dollar Bills and had the most delicious Catfish. We stayed at a Marriott Courtyard...nothing fancy...but they did have an indoor pool, which we enjoyed. It was nice to get away to a city we'd never visited...and it is ALWAYS nice to spend time in the car with Jason. He is STILL the most interesting person I have ever met. I just love listening to all he has to say. We visited a Botanical Garden and did a lof of sightseeing in town. Some beautiful antebellum homes. A very nice city....easy to get around and GREAT FOOD!
We had hoped to connect with my first cousin, Lynne, who lives in Gautier, Ms. Seems to be about 46 miles from where we were staying....but we were unsuccessful.
On our last morning we ate at Denny's....whoopee...and then toured the USS Alabama. That was so much fun. I decided that after touring the ship...I would definitely want to be an Officer if I lived on the ship and I would NEVER want to be sick...the Sick Bay looked HORRIBLE. We climbed down ladders and through many hatches...I cannot imagine life on a battleship. It really was the most interesting day.
5 comments:
I hope I still think my hubby is interesting when our kids are in their
30's!! You have given me hope!!!
After all the wonderful sounding restuarants you mentioned I can't believe you finished off the list w/Denny's...how funny. You two make wherever you go enjoyable!
Yep! Grand Slam - what a way to finish our trip. They do have good coffee! It's not where you go...it's who you're with. Right?
DeeDee
Definitely. You have given me hope, too. Having children has made me appreciate time alone with Eric and has made me look forward to a time when again it will just be me and him. It's hard to imagine, especially when I've cleaned up the same sticky mess off the table and floor 3 times! To the future.....
Melissa...you always make me laugh. I am so thankful that you and Eric found each other. Yes, sticky fingers and cleaning up after 3 little ones must be challenging...but one day...and it will really go by faster than you can imagine...you will be smiling about these years...
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