Savannah, GA
Savannah KOA
I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!
The Olde Pink House is where we had our Thanksgiving Dinner. |
The Old Pink House, was originally the Habersham home, built in 1771. It also served as a bank for many years.
I chose the traditional dinner and Steve tried the Crispy Scored Flounder. We shared.
Dessert was delicious. Peach Cake and a yummy Caramelized Praline bowl with vanilla ice cream and fresh fruit with lemon glaze drizzled on top.
City Hall |
Treylor Park serves local farm to table food. Cute RV logo. I found the other picture of the roots growing over the curb interesting. How long did it take that to grow?
By 1880 Savannah was the largest cotton producer. Being right on a seaport made them known as "Wall Street of the South". It is a beautiful brick building.
There is a lot of interesting wrought iron work throughout the city.
We had a nice walk along W. River St. The old brick and cobblestone street is lined with shops and restaurants along the river front.
Pralines are king here. They are in many recipes, ice cream, coffee and candies.
Many Art Shops too. |
The Waving Girl. She was the unofficial greeter of all ships who entered and left the port between 1887 and 1931. |
One of the riverboats all decorated for Christmas |
This police station had two old police cars displayed in front. |
This old cemetery was lined with what looked like crape myrtles covered in moss. It was sad to see how many died in such a short period of time
There are also many beautiful churches, like the Cathederal of St. John the Baptist.
Some of the parks, or "Squares" that are throughout the city.
The best way to see the city is to simply walk it. It's not as large as it looks on maps.
Or you can ride on any of the horse and buggies
Statues and fountains are the centerpiece of most of the parks. As we walked about, there were people out walking dogs, playing music and just relaxing on the benches.
Heading back towards the river we see this old pirate ship and the Chatham County's tribute to World War II, a large Earth globe split in half. You can walk inside and read the names of those who died in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters of the conflict.
We wondered through the Visitor Center where they had some old military uniforms and old quilts.
They also had the original bench that Tom Hanks sat on while Forrest Gump was filmed.
We also learned that the Girls Scouts was founded here by Juliette Low. Her home is now the museum where many girlscouts come to visit.
We walked through the shopping district and one of my favorite places was called Savannah Bee Company. This surprised me as I hate bees and don't really care for honey either. It's a lot like the Olive Oil store down the street where you can taste all the olive oils and balsamic vinegars, except you get to taste different types of honey from different areas. I found it facinating. There was a white honey that was whipped which was out of this world. Almost had a frosting flavor.
I also sampled mead. I can't believe I've never heard of this. Mead is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water. Sometimes mixed with various fruits, spices, grains or hops. The alcoholic content of mead may range from about 8% to more than 20%. The main character of mead is that the majority of the beverage's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. It is delicious.
The honey tasting bar. |
Beautiful display of honey for sale. |
The store is decorated in honeycomb, bee style. |
I love to see old paited advertising on the buildings. |
One of the last things we did was to visit the Wormsloe Historic Site. It's known for its avenue of 400 Live Oak trees that line the street 300 yards long. They were planted in the 1890s to celebrate the birth of the owners son. They are covered with moss that hangs down and ferns that grown on the branches.
We ate a picnic lunch here after taking a short tour through the information center and watching a short film about the former plantation.
The ruins of the Jones Fort house are still visible. They are made from tabby. Tabby is a mixture of lye, sand, oyster shells and water. You can see the shells as the pictures magnify.
I like the trees in the picture to the right. They almost look human.
Thank you for the tour :-) I've heard of Juliette Low from my years as a GS leader. It would be interesting to make it out there and visit her home myself one day.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Atlanta years ago, I went to the home of Margaret Mitchell, the author of Gone With The Wind. It was quite interesting to see her tiny home and the actual typewriter she used. The east is so full of history! I suppose the west is too, but I live here so it's not as new...
It was really pretty. It was Thanksgiving, but we were surprised how quiet and rather empty it was over those few days.
DeleteYears ago we tried to get into Lady & Sons, was a line that was taking an hour to just get on the list for lunch, maybe next time. Looks like we visited much of the same sites while in Savannah, such a beautiful city. Living on the road does make for some different holiday celebrations, thinking we may also winter in AZ next year and rent our lot on the TX gulf coast.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you missed much at Paula Deans. There are so many wonderful restaurants throughout, but it was fun to try it. My Southern Husband got his fix though.
DeleteSavannah is such a beautiful city. We didn't have much time to explore when we were there and I would love to go back again.
ReplyDeleteWe really did have a great time walking all around the town. We both liked Charleston better though.
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