Savannah is just a remarkable as I thought it would be. Pictures cannot do it justice. The streets lined with old oaks and magnolia trees and all the beautiful architecture of the buildings is mind blowing. We took a tour through the city with an excellent guide who made the history so interesting and exciting. My brain was full by the time we were done which was about 90 minutes. Following the tour we had trolley passes for the day so we could sight see on our own. We found a little pub like place to eat called Issacs, since the recommend Paula Deans had a 2 hour wait list, and really enjoyed the southern meal and the chatty waitress. She was so excited to tell us about the old building we were dining in and all the ghosts that lived there. She was quite animated and had many tales to tell. A man was hung there and buried in the cellar or so the story goes. Anyway, it made for great lunch conversation as we enjoyed our meal.
Midafternoon we made our way to the isle of hope to see the historic area of Wormsloe. It was a pretty area and once inside the park a canopy of oak trees lined a mile long lane. We reached the museum and from there trails took you to different spots, including the home site ruins made of oyster shell, mud and lime, a large savannah, an old colonial site, the graves of the family and a lookout. We opted not to go to the battery site where they were firing off guns. On the way back to the hotel we drove past some old homes admiring the porches with swings and rocking chairs.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring or where we will end up.
Cheers!
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