Historic District Savannah

Hello from Savannah Georgia! Tonight is our second night in Savannah so this is the wrap up of the past two days in a seriously beautiful town.

Yesterday we left Atlanta and headed south-east Savannah. Apart from a mid way stop at a random trucker servo it was a pretty dull morning. Once we hit Savannah Josh and I tried out Five Guys …

A more leisurely start to the day as we had a light breakfast at the motel before departing on the shuttle to downtown at 10:00.
We walked along the waterfront checking out the paddlesteamers, pirate themed bars and "Gone with the Wind' giftshops, the buildings in River St are all old warehouses now converted into retail businesses; it was an …

I had a wonderful, although quick, visit to Savannah. I immediately fell in love with it. The squares, configured on a grid, are just beautiful with green space in the middle and surrounded by stately southern homes. I couldn't get enough of the trees ...

... is the only Southern city that was not burned by Sherman and has substantial antebellum architecture, unlike other Southern cities. The Historic District is filled with live oaks and Spanish moss, and old buildings.  One thing I learned on the tour ...

... of tits. He said that every time we saw a walking tour, we should all go "Woooooooo" with a sort of finger wave...hardly! Savannah is absolutely stunning. I would even go as far as to say, one of the prettiest cities I've even seen. The old houses were ...

... house made Mango Fig Chutney with cream cheese on a baguette was awesome. After Jazz'd we headed to the Moon River Brewing Company, Savannah's only local brewery. The place was packed, but we snagged a seat by the bar and tried the Wild Wacky Wit, ...

This is a photo journal of our sightseeing around Savannah on NYE. After all we saw I still feel like there is much of Savannah yet to be discovered. We will definitely be ...

... , so she treated us with some Sinatra and of course, NY NY.  The one point worth mentioning is Savannah's open container laws, the historic district allows one to walk around with drink in plastic cups - all the bars have plastic cups lined up near ...

... you can order at any paint shop in Savannah)  There are also over 20 beautiful squares dotted throughout the historic district, generally named after a Southern War hero. They are filled wiith beautiful old oak trees with Spanish Moss hanging ...

Off to Savannah's Historic District!  The "Old Savannah Trolley Tour" allowed us to get off and on at many different stragegically located stops within the city.  We  learned about the most haunted city in the USA and the ...

... I knew they were irish terriers, an uncommon breed. But I know my dogs! I could be very happy spending every March in Savannah. The historic district is beautiful and has plenty of stuff going on (if the bus loads of tourists don't get out of hand), ...

We're still in Savannah and I think we'll go back into the historic district this morning and walk around some of the squares. I have lots of gorgeous pictures but am still running into problems getting them uploaded. I have pictures to post from ...