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Brown Eyed Girl: What more could a girl want ?
November 3, 2009
By Kayla Queen

This past weekend I visited my boyfriend in Savannah, Ga., where he now lives and is attending school. This is possibly the most wonderful city in the nation, and not only because the love of my life resides there.

My friend, Brooke Smith, an education major from Lavalette, W.Va., said it is “literally like a postcard.” Yes, it really is.

Spanish moss grows everywhere. Huge, protective trees twist and wind around everything. The streets are brick and the weather is warm.

But adding to it’s natural, physical beauty is the history behind every building, every square.

Most of the buildings in the city are the original structures built back in the 18th century when the city was founded by James Oglethorpe as the first settlement of the new British colony of Georgia.

The architecture has simply been maintained from the inside, gutted and modernized as needed, which makes so much more sense than tearing down a beautiful building and constructing a skyscraper.

Savannah’s historic district is made up of 21 squares, all with different names and feels. Parts of the city resemble one huge, breath-taking park.

There are ghost tours to explain all of the haunting of the old city, such as Anne who was apparently snubbed by her sailor love in the 1700s and jumped from the second story of her family home, which is today the 17 Hundred 90 Inn and Restaurant and is said to be haunted by Anne’s wounded spirit.

Savannah was also the childhood home of one of my favorite short story authors, Flannery O’Connor.

While there, my boyfriend and I dined at several places with tasty food and drinks.

There are restaurants galore in Savannah, 25 of which my boyfriend had ready and listed to decide between for my short three-day visit. We visited six of them, which is pretty good for just a weekend trip.

We also went on a hunt for Robert Redford, who is shooting a film in Savannah about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

And just so you know, I’m a sucker for anything film-related, historical or having to do with a president. Obviously I was having a good time.

So, even though the feel of the city is beautiful and historic, the city itself is hopping with life and attractions. It reminds me very much of Greenwich Village my favorite part of New York City.

Visiting Savannah, I was not only excited to see my boyfriend, but looked forward to seeing a new and gorgeous place, which I have fallen in love with. As much as I love Huntington, everything there makes me wonder why I’m here, with the cold, unpredictable weather and this silly thing called school.

Moving south to work at Urban Outfitters and eat French macaroons at Papilotte, a lunch spot in the city, sounds pretty amazing. Savannah seems perfect to me right now.
It is striking. It is charming. It holds a piece of my heart there. And it is full of history.

What more could a girl want?