Savannah

Our Savannah experience started with Blue Moon Brewing Company in downtown. It was highly praised, but ended up just a brew pub with so-so food. Just like New Orleans they let you carry your beer in the streets in plastic cups, so Billy was at home. This seemed like a good idea until 3am when the sounds of cars and commotion woke him up. I of course slept through everything but I usually do.


The morning was chilly with a slight wind so walking along the water even with a scarf and gloves wasn't enjoyable. We splurged and bought tickets to the trolley tour which had 15 stops around the city. Savannah has a rich and long history so having a tour guide was the best way to see the city. I had wanted an architectural walking and history tour but the goose bumps and blue lips were a sign that today wasn't our day to spend 3 hours walking.

The Riverwalk above is a nice stroll but commercialized with tourist restaurants and shops.

While on the tour we made a list of all the places we wanted to go back and visit and photograph while driving. I saw the birthplace of Juliet Gordon Lowe and where she founded the Girl Scouts of America.

The Girl Scouts were founded in the carriage house behind her home.

Her birthplace.

There was a home that was a Sears kit catalog house where the windows were supposedly put in upside down.


Florsyth park is in the Victorian part of town and has a beautiful fountain widely photographed. Savannah has three areas; historic, Victorian, and colonial.

Among our final stops were the Cathedral of St.John the Baptist, First African Baptist Church, and the famous waving girl statue. Florence Martus waved at the ships sailing in and out of Savannah for over 40 years in hopes of finding her lost love.


The rest of the afternoon was spent driving the streets and admiring the beautiful homes, lives oaks, and quintessential streets.



Before dinner we toured Bonaventure Cemetery. Many people will recognize this as the place where the cover for "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" was taken. The original sculpture is in the museum of art in Savannah but the cemetery was breathtaking. The live oaks, unpaved roads, algae growing on statues, and statues made it one of our favorite sites in the city. Next time I would have printed a map to the famous statues and graves.