Victorian Christmas 2012 - Thomasville GA

Jane and I traveled to Thomasville GA on Friday, December 14, 2012 to partake in the town’s Victorian Christmas celebration.  Thomasville is about 30 miles from our home in Tallahassee.

Jonah's Fish and Grits

Jonah’s Fish and Grits is a well known restaurant in Thomasville and I was hoping we would be one of the first there for dinner.  There was already a small group of people waiting outside Jonah’s when we arrived.  We waited for the restaurant to open at 4:30PM.  Jonah’s filled up quickly and within 15 minutes there was a new group of people standing outside waiting to get in.  The service was quick, friendly and very efficient.  My meal of grouper chowder and crab cakes was very tasty. Jonah's was a good choice.


After dinner, we wandered the area set aside for the celebration. Some of the people were dressed in Victorian outfits. We did meet some people who had traveled from as far away as Alabama for the celebration. Wearing my Notre Dame fleece jacket may not have been a good idea.  The people were all friendly and fun to talk with.

At one end of the main street we found an area where snow had been brought in for the kids to play. It was like an amusement ride at a park. Pay your $2.00 and have 3 minutes to play in the snow.

Jane found a nice gift shop to visit.

She could not turn down a vendor selling fried oreo cookies. But, she did not try the fried twinkies.

We saw many interesting window displays.

The main event of the evening was a live Nativity scene.