Friday, June 10, 2016
Another hot day, and yep we're headed to Savannah!!
Once again, we parked at the Visitors Center, grabbed our tickets, and hopped on the Old Town Trolley...
Today we are going to explore the City Market, Historic River Street and all parts in between.
Sights from the trolley...
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| The Savannah College of Art and Design |
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| electric car, anyone? in a city so steeped in history, this charging station looked out of place |
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| Savannah's police station is the oldest continuous use police station in the country |
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| Zunzi's is rated one of the best sandwich shops in the country |
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| total extent of the inside, no bigger than a closet |
Soon, we arrived at the City Market...the City Market is a four block open-air market since the 1700's
with shopping and dining in restored warehouses.
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| we were grateful for the clouds; they offered shade! |
after walking around for awhile, we stopped for lunch at the City
Market Cafe...
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| it was delicious!! |
We left the market area and began our walk to the Savannah River...
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| what else is there to do on a hot day but play in the water! |
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| Savannah native, Johnny Mercer, was a lyricist, composer, performer, philanthropist. He wrote nearly 1,400 songs, with the most famous being "Moon River." |
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| memorial to the Haitians who fought alongside the Patriots in the Revolutionary War |
Soon, we arrived at Historic River Street...
The streets are lined with shops...
with several streets leading from Bay Street (which sits on a bluff over the river)
down to the river...
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| road leading down to the Savannah River, constructed from ballast stones |
As you walk, or drive down one of the streets to the river, there are alleys
that run behind the streets. These walkways, along with the alleys
(which are known as "Factors Walks") were used for storage
and removal of large cotton bales.
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| alley with walkways |
We left the shops and walked along the Savannah River...
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| bridge over the Savannah River leading to South Carolina |
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| taking a break along the river |
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| Florence Martus (1868-1943) aka 'the waving girl'. it is said for 44 years Florence waved at all the ships entering or leaving the Port of Savannah |
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| 1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron. This cauldron was lit from the original Olympic flame from Mt. Olympus at the Opening Ceremonies in Atlanta on July 20, 1996 and burned throughout theOlympic Games in Savannah, site of the Olympic Yachting events. |
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| grateful for the shade from the crepe myrtles |
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| notice the cannons? they're fake. this was once the location of a fort. fake cannons were used to make the enemy think the Patriots had more guns than what they actually did. It worked. |
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| what goes down, must go up on these historic stairs |
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| here we go! |
We walked along Bay Street for a bit...
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| the Cotton Exchange. fortunes were made and lost here. |
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| US Customs House |
and then to the Old Pirates House. the Pirates House (now a restaurant)
is the oldest standing building in Savannah. Associated with Savannah's
maritime history and Robert Lewis Stevenson's "Treasure Island," it was built in 1754.
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| the white portion of the house is the original, built in 1754 |
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| what's a pirate house without a pirate? |
we then continued walking over to James Oglethorpe Square...
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| monument to James Oglethorpe (1696-1785) who founded the colony of Georgia |
we were getting hot..we decided it was time to head to Leopold's for ice cream..
along the way we encountered Mr. Wesley...
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| monument to John Wesley, founder of Methodism and minister of the Church of England in Savannah 1736-1737 |
soon, we were back at the City Market at Leopold"s!
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| Leopold's is known far and wide for their ice cream. best we've ever had!! |
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| yes! the wait was more than worth it!! |
Ice cream was the best way to end our visit to Savannah!!
Til next time,
Dawn, Ron & Cooper
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