So, besides all that, how is your trip going Joe? LOL On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Joe Copeland <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Everyone in Omni World! Well, we left home yesterday morning and > made it to our first stop, Savannah Georgia, by two pm. We found that there > was NO parking near our hotel. None at all. Anywhere. Zip. Our hotel was > located on the river front in the heart of the tourist trap area so needless > to say, it was FULL!! We eventually double parked in front of the hotel to > check in and leave our bags, but only after Tim went into the hotel and fell > down some stairs returning to the car which I'd had to drive around the > block to keep from getting hit by a trolley. We offloaded our luggage and > received a free pass to a parking garage about a block away, but the pass > didn't work (we discovered this morning that it was user error, ie, I'm an > idiot and had it upside down.) Savannah is actually the birthplace of the > girl scouts and still one of the busiest sea ports in the country, and the > streets are made of the cobblestones used as ship ballast. Even on a Sunday > afternoon and evening, the place was jumping. Our hotel was actually a > restored cotton refinery. You can't buy alcohol in Georgia on Sunday, so > the only way we could drink was in a restaurant or bar, so we did both, but > only after we shopped several of the many antique stores around our hotel. > We had dinner and several glasses of wine and Sangria at one place, then > after dinner drinks at another, and then wine and dessert at yet another. > We finished the evening by walking the riverfront and talking to people, > then having one more bottle of wine (to go, no less!) and returning to our > room where we sat on the balconey and listened to Bette Midler. This > morning we left about the same time as we did yesterday and made it to > Tampa, FL by 2. We're booked into the Hyatt for a few days while Tim > attends a medical conference. We had pre-booked the rooms back in June/July > and paid for them, but the hotel double charged us. Then when we called to > get it fixed, they actually charged us again instead of fixing it. It took > several days, but the refunded all the monies, plus bank fees, etc. We > checked in this afternoon, then went for a walk around the city. We found a > fun place to have a cold drink and snack, and I broke the habit of a > lifetime and actually had a Pepsi and Lotsa Tots at (drum roll please) > HOOTERS!!! We rode the trolley back to the hotel and the trolley driver was > a crack up. Went back to our room and Tim checked his account only to find > (wait for it) YES! Hyatt Regency had billed us AGAIN! For a prepaid > room! And then we found out the the wifi charge was per person, not per > room! Tim's been on the phone for an hour getting the room charge fixed. > We think it's taken care of but we're going to keep a close eye on it. > Overall, it's been a $6000 room. We've eaten at some local and fine places > so far. And a Hardee's. Tomorrow the plan is to go to the Aquarium and > then shopping for some fashion incidentals we forgot, and dinner somewhere > nice. Wednesday, the conference and dinner sponsored by one of the > vendors. Our return trip will be interesting and I'll post as it happens. > > Enjoy the pics and have a great evening, All! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en.
