Savannah was a delight. The old architecture and trees make this one of the more quaint cities we've visited. It was spared from burning during the civil war, unlike many other southern cities in Sherman's path, so the historic part of the city has all its original buildings. We started off by skipping all of that, though, and headed to the spot where Forrest Gump was filmed. They have these great squares every few blocks, around which all the houses face. Chippewa square was the site of the bus stop in the movie. The bench has since been stolen away by some museum, but you can see in this comparison, the statue in the background remains.
Next, we headed down to the riverfront. They have a free ferry ride which gives you a view of the city from the river. Then we walked back along the riverfront shops, stopping in wherever free samples we readily available. Our hands-down favorite was this nut shop with bountiful nuts gratis. We were full after leaving (what a bunch of cheapos). Everything else on the street was prohibitively expensive on our meager budget, including some $30 bottles of honey we sampled.
The kids just had fun getting into every fountain we encountered.
We finished up at a park where the kids could yet again get wet and dirty. It was a fun time had by all. We need to come back however for an architectural tour. (14 years, 2 months and counting until we get to enforce the empty nest clause).
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My sister just took a trip to Savannah and loved it. It looks like such a neat place. That is so funny an alligator stopped traffic. I can relate to Micah demanding to see an alligator after that. Sometimes I don't even point out cool stuff as we drive because if someone misses it, it's meltdown city!
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