Leaving Auburn, we stopped at a plant shop and restaurant I’d only heard of — sounded incredible — and sure enough, *it is*. We’re going to make plans to come back to Botanic in Opelika at night for supper when the inside must just be magical:
first, the retail side
the restaurant structure
While we weren’t going to stay long enough to have supper there, we did go into Columbus, Georgia and very much enjoyed The Animal Farm restaurant
We walked in just as happy hour was running out, but generously extended and we were able to get in an order for deviled eggs and a spicy margarita
everything was just terrific
the peanut butter pie and banana pudding, mmmmmhhh
Have we ever talked about how lots of people put vanilla pudding (just the packet) in their peanut butter pie to make it lighter? I’ve tried it at home and can pick it out now when restaurants include it — and it’s fine — but I think I prefer a more straightforward pie without it, even though it can come across especially rich.
The next day, we were off to the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. They change their exhibits pretty often so what’s on display isn’t static.
One of the exhibits we saw is already swapped out and now features ‘Supercars’: a 1983 Lamborghini Countach, 1992 Jaguar XJ220 Coupe, 1995 Ferrari F50 Targa, 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster, and others. Earlier this year but closed now, they showed movie cars which included the 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible from “Rainman” on loan from Barry Levinson, who directed the movie, and a 1984 Ford LTD Country Squire Family Truckster like from “Vacation” on loan, no kidding, from the Griswolds of Canton, Georgia.
Speaking of…I’ll post something similar to that next week…
Tomorrow, some of the art from the Savoy