Savannah Georgia
In April, we took a fun road trip through the scenic Appalachians down to the Carolinas and Savannah. It's a historic and charming city that is a fabulous tourist destination. Weather was perfect in April - warm but not too humid.
The Historic District of Savannah comprises of 2 main areas:
- The River Street area which is composed of many 200 year old converted cotton warehouses. These are now hotels, condos, bars, restaurants and shops right on the waterfront. This is a bustling tourist area.
- A grid-work of walkable streets with stately antebellum mansions and 24 beautiful public squares with live oak trees covered in Spanish Moss swaying in the breeze. You are sure to find a shady bench every couple of blocks.
RIVER STREET INN
We stayed in the River Street Inn, a 200 year old converted cotton warehouse. Much history was still preserved in the old building right on the riverfront.
On our first night we had a walk along River Street and had dinner on a patio with view of the river. The next morning, we took a Trolley hop on hop off Tour 
....or a Horse and carriage tour was also available
A Walk through the Historic District
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| Savannah has 24 public squares in the Historic District |
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Norm on a Forest Gump Bench |
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Lafayette Square
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Madison Square
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
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| Savannah famous ice cream shop "Leopolds" - always a lineup |
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Chippewa Square
The Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah
The Historic Pink House, now a well-known restaurant
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| Azaleas, Live Oaks and Spanish Moss |
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| Savannah's Oldest House |
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| Colonial Cemetery |
Some of the beautiful historic homes
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| The Hamilton- Turner House |
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Rainbow Row
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| The "Haunted" Kehoe House |
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| Beautiful ironwork railings |
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A typical southern veranda
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| The Armstrong Kessler Mansion is an example of Italian Renaissance Revival architectural style located in the Savannah Historic District. The structure was built between 1917 and 1919 for the home of Savannah magnate George Ferguson Armstrong |
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| The Harbour Inn - a converted cotton warehouse on Factor's Walk |
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| Walking down Jones Street |
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The Mercer Williams House made famous in "The Midnight Garden of Good and Evil”.
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| Landscaped stairway |
The beautiful mansions on Gaston Street
All the Historic Homes had beautiful gardens. Here are some of the ornate ironwork Garden Doors and Gates seen on Jones Street
RIVER STREET - the old cotton warehouse district
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| The Origianl Cotton Exchange building |
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| The huge Savannah Candy Kitchen - A river Street Landmark (3 buildings of wonderful aromas) |
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| Steep cobblestone ramp leads to Factors Walk and metal pedestrian walkways are common to get over Factors walk to go to Bay Street |
Forsyth Park
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| Rose Garden |
On our last morning the skies opened up for a huge downpour.
Packing the car was a wet job.
Driving out of town we were following the Savannah Bananas Baseball team. Google them if you haven't heard of them.
Next Stop: Asheville NC and the Blue Ridge Parkway
