Friday, April 7
We headed into Savannah this afternoon for a look around, and Sandy was the tour guide who lead us on a walking tour. We immediately loved the period buildings and homes as well as the many beautiful squares that abound in the city. The big old live oaks with the Spanish moss hanging from them is so southern and low country, it really added to the atmosphere of the squares.
We arrived at Telfair House and Museum, which is a gorgeous building and now serves as an art gallery. The Telfairs were interested in art and with the help of advisors built a big collection. When the last heir died she left the house and collection to the city, and they have preserved it as a museum.
On our way to Tom's favourite coffee shop we passed Chippewa square, which is where Forest Gump sat on the bench waiting for the bus and telling his listeners that "life is like a box of chocolates..." From there we visited Colonial Park cemetery, which is now a city park, and the resting place of many patriots from the revolutionary war of the late 1700s. It was really well sign posted as to who was where and what they had done to deserve so much recognition, with many being in public office at city, state and federal level.
We headed into Savannah this afternoon for a look around, and Sandy was the tour guide who lead us on a walking tour. We immediately loved the period buildings and homes as well as the many beautiful squares that abound in the city. The big old live oaks with the Spanish moss hanging from them is so southern and low country, it really added to the atmosphere of the squares.
We arrived at Telfair House and Museum, which is a gorgeous building and now serves as an art gallery. The Telfairs were interested in art and with the help of advisors built a big collection. When the last heir died she left the house and collection to the city, and they have preserved it as a museum.
On our way to Tom's favourite coffee shop we passed Chippewa square, which is where Forest Gump sat on the bench waiting for the bus and telling his listeners that "life is like a box of chocolates..." From there we visited Colonial Park cemetery, which is now a city park, and the resting place of many patriots from the revolutionary war of the late 1700s. It was really well sign posted as to who was where and what they had done to deserve so much recognition, with many being in public office at city, state and federal level.
It was now dinner time so we made our way to 17 Hundred 90 restaurant, and this was a great choice by Sandy. The food was delicious and it had a fabulous atmosphere, maybe due to the 3 resident ghosts who are meant to frequent the building!
After dinner we strolled to the Trustees Gardens where Sandy had booked tickets for us to go to a zydeco concert as part of the Savannah Music Festival. The band was fantastic and lots of people were dancing, and we all had a great time.
As we were near the Savannah river we walked to it after the concert, and were fortunate to see the Georgia Queen paddle steamer returning to its dock. There is a really nice boardwalk along the river and it was a fabulous way to end another memorable day.
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