Sweet Savannah

Dave & I were planning to take the Old Town Trolley tour again, as we heard that they were also in Savannah.  At $30 for one day compared to $25 we spent for 3 days in St Augustine, we decided to take the 10,000 step walking tour instead.  It worked out great!  We were able to get a good tour of the city including all the squares, statues, city market & River Street District.  Plus, we were able to see the place where Forrest Gump's Bench was.  The original is now in the Savannah History Museum.  :-)

When Oglethorpe proceeded to lay out this town, the basic component of his plan was a ward.  It was comprised  of 8 blocks.  The larger 4 blocks are further subdivided by east-west lanes.  The city was expended by simply replicating this pattern.  Today 22 squares remain out of the original 24.  Beautiful grassy park settings featured gorgeous historic monuments & statues.  This is an absolutely gorgeous city!

 Oglethorpe Monument - 1910   This bronze statue is one of Savannah's most notable monuments.  General Oglethorpe is facing south to keep a watchful eye on the Spanish in Florida.

 Nathaniel Greene Monument - 1830  This 50' marble monument, intended to resemble a Roman sword, is the grave of Nathanael Greene & his son.  A personal friend of George Washington, he served as the leader of the American forces in the South during the Revolutionary War.

 

Container ships everywhere!

 Respect for our fallen soldier of Chatham County, GA

 Just had to take a pic of this one for our precious granddaughter Harper!

Enjoyed a great lunch on the porch at Cafe at the Market!

 This was one of my happy places to stop - The Savannah Bee Company!

Nope....I think I will skip the stairs & go up this way!  

Can you imagine using these steps during any time in history?  Crazy!!  What a day!  We really enjoyed seeing this beautiful city.  Although it  is historical, this city is hustling & bustling with young  trendy entrepreneurs.  It has a youthful vibe in an old but trendy setting.  It's kind of like an East Nashville type Vibe.  I love this town - Sweet, sweet Savannah!