Seven more days at sea after leaving Panama and we arrived in Savannah, Georgia. My first day off there, I did the touristy route along River Street and witnessed first hand the gobs of candy stores and sweets shops. It was absolutely nauseating. I didn't venture past the main tourist drag that day, but I still found the city quite charming. Everyone was so friendly, too.
The first of many good meals in Savannah at Vic's on the River. I had the Reuben with homemade corned beef and some really good wine here overlooking the water.
SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) and Leopold's Ice Cream, two highlights of Broughton Street. Leopold's in particular makes really good ice cream.
One night it was particularly cold so I took refuge next to the fire in the haunted basement of the Olde Pink House. Did I mention Savannah is (reportedly) a very haunted city? Full of ghost stories and historical tragedies, I couldn't resist going on a nighttime walking ghost tour. What fun!
Savannah was a city built on a grid around twenty four squares, of which twenty one still remain. These squares that boast the Spanish moss dripping oaks (except for one square that is reportedly haunted and grows no moss) and ample park benches punctuate the main streets giving the city a more homey laid-back atmosphere. (And somewhat spooky!)
I couldn't get enough of the Spanish Moss! It definitely gives Savannah a unique romantic feel. Did I mention I loved Savannah?
The buildings in Savannah are also fabulous and historical. I was told that, back in the day, the streets were dirt and incredibly dusty so they built the houses with these second level entries.
Churches are everywhere you look here.
Went to Bonaventure Cemetary one afternoon out in Thunderbolt. I don't believe in photographic ghost orbs, but what is that blob in the middle of that tree? I ended up with quite a few pictures with strange defects, though I'm going to blame the dappled light from the trees.
Spanish moss and old graves, gotta love the ambiance!
One of my first missions in Savannah was to get my hands on a copy of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I didn't get to read it until after I visited Bonaventure, but I have to wonder if this is the park bench gravestone they mention in the book. It does have quite the pleasant view.
Another neat historic building.
Took a carriage ride through the city at night and this was the best picture my camera could come up with. Such a shame!
