Mark Zuckerberg in Mobile

Mark Zuckerberg spotted in Mobile (photos courtesy of Richie Gambino)

Alabama was the first stop on a nationwide tour for Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, visited Mobile and Bayou La Batre on Saturday. They attended church services, watched a Mardi Gras parade, and stopped in The Haberdasher for a drink, Zuckerberg said on Facebook.

"We had lunch with Dominick Ficarino, a fourth generation shrimper, and workers from the local fishing business right on the dock... One of the families we met were the Zirlotts -- they run an oyster farm and are succeeding by using Facebook and Instagram to show their product directly to chefs," the social media mogul said in his post.

"In Mobile, we joined a baptist church for services this morning and saw how the church provides an important social structure for the community. We saw a Mardi Gras parade and met folks at a bar who were part of a women's organization that has created a float for the parade every year for decades."

Richie Gambino, who owns the Italian restaurant next door to The Haberdasher, snapped a few pictures of Zuckerberg and his wife while they were having drinks after the parade.

"They were both extremely nice... the bar crowd was a little star struck of course and a few people just had to go over and talk to them, but they were very gracious about it," Gambino said.

Gambino said Zuckerberg had a drink, "tipped very well," and left.

"We are all part of many communities. The strength of these local communities is what makes up our social fabric and that's what enables us to come together as a global community as well," Zuckerberg posted.

"Just met Zuckerberg and his bride at the Haberdasher. He said no pics but I snapped a few anyway. I wonder if he kicks me off FB," Gambino captioned his photos on Facebook.