Forsyth Park Savannah

Wednesday, July 11th was a driving day. We drove more than 500 miles so it was nice to have a day with very little driving. We parked the car at the visitor center and took the shuttle bus or walked through the squares of Savannah's Historic Center …

After our experience last night, we weren't jumping to start our day in Savannah. To be honest, we were a little freaked out from our Southside venture and ready to just pack up and move on to Charleston...I'm glad we didn't. Our Inn ended up being perfectly situated in the middle of the Historic District and right on Chatham Square (where Forrest …

... was beautiful, sunny and very hot when we arrived at about 3pm.  The plan was to relax shower and head over to the Forsyth Park where I had planned all along to propose to my beautiful Luba. Unfortunately as soon as we checked in and showered up it ...

... 's truly a beatuiful city and very laidback. After a few hours of exploring the city, we stopped by a local coffee shop by Forsyth Park and enjoyed the sunshine! Finally! It was around 20 C and that was very welcome after experiencing some bitterly cold ...

... and headed to historic Savannah. I did the same tour as last time but this time I got to get on and off. I started in Forsyth Park which is gorgeous and had an awesome purple tree and lots of the oak trees with the Spanish moss. Those are my favorite ...

Luckily for us, it is only a 4.25 hour drive to one of the prettiest southern cities in the United States. Moss draped, with flowers in full bloom Savannah (like Charleston and New Orleans and other southern port towns), is a town linked to its past. The ...

... the church from which the feather falls at the beginning of the film. After I left the museum (it was closing time), I headed over to Forsyth Park.  It is the main park in the center of the city, provides a lovely strolling area, and is home to a ...

... John the Baptist, beautiful architecture inside with its stained-glass windows and manger scene. And then we walked a few blocks down to Forsyth Park for a few photo ops of the fountain and homes surrounding the park. We waited for a trolley to then take ...

... .  Bench from Forest Gump-This is in a little park area in downtown. Forrest wasn't there so I wasn't impressed. Forsyth Park-downtown and just as pretty as everything else in Savannah Old Fort Jackson-outside of downtown but worth the trip. ...

... ho-hum, a teeny but, dare I say, boring? We walked along the river, round the old historic district, the market area and Forsyth Park and we walked our little socks off. But still we didn't fall in love with savannah. We were all a bit underwhelmed. ...

... ended up covering the majority of the Historic District including a number of different squares (Lafayette was our favorite), Forsyth Park, Centennial Cemetery, and the River District. The combination of spanish moss, antebellum architecture (pre-Civil ...

... Another day full of sightseeing.  We booked 3 tours, one a trolley car around the sights, a paddleboat steamer cruise on the Savannah River and a tour of Isaiah Davenport's house that is now a museum.  The tour guide was very informative but we ...