10/23/10: A full day in Savannah!
That morning, we decided to walk the 15-20 minutes from our motel to River Street, but ended up detouring onto some of the streets that we didn't see the evening before - places like the Old City area. We had an hour or so before we were supposed to meet up with Deb and Alan, so we did some sightseeing and took some photos:
Old City carriage tour, that we did not take!
We wandered back down to River Street again,
and saw the Savannah River Queen in the daytime!
Looking in the other direction at the
Talmadge Memorial Bridge leading into Savannah!
Talmadge Memorial Bridge leading into Savannah!
Another shot of this beautiful bridge:
At this point, my Daily Pics friend Deb had contacted me and we were making plans by text about where to meet.... We had our city map and were ready to go!
We discovered that Savannah is very walkable and easy to navigate. Every two blocks there is a Square -a park with beautiful trees and gardens. It is said that Savannah Squares are the heart and soul of the city.
We discovered that Savannah is very walkable and easy to navigate. Every two blocks there is a Square -a park with beautiful trees and gardens. It is said that Savannah Squares are the heart and soul of the city.
The original plan of the city included 24 squares, of which only six were built originally by James Oglethorpe in 1733 and 1736. The remaining 18 squares developed through the late 18th century and 19th century, spreading south from the original squares.
We started walking south from River Street along Bull Street to meet Deb and Alan in Chippewa Square! This beautiful church was one block from Chippewa Square on Bull Street.
Once we all met up, we kept walking south to Forsyth Park, where there is a beautiful fountain. This is a shot of Bob and I walking toward the fountain, taken by Deb:
My photo of the same scene, only just with Bob:
More photos of the fountain:
A typical Savannah Street:
Savannah Towne House
Savannah Verandah:
Deb and Alan checking on directions!
Large Live Oak at one of the Savannah Squares:
Deb was trying to find and photograph some architecture in Savannah attributed to her great uncle who was an architect. One building was a synagogue, with this southern greeting:
Shalom Y'all!
After a couple of hours of walking around, we started to get hungry and had to walk some more before we found a place to have lunch! Then in early afternoon, we parted ways. Deb and Alan were off to Bonaventure Cemetery, and Bob and I decided to check out a Wildlife Reserve we had seen on our way into Savannah.
Crossing back north across the Talmadge Memorial Bridge:
However, when we got to the visitor center we discovered the parts we wanted to see were not accessible due to some construction going on. So we drove back into Savannah and decided to check out Tybee Island, about 20 miles east of Savannah:
Tybee Island Lighthouse
Flags at Fort Screven:
While Bob was using the restroom, I walked down to the beach and was lucky enough to discover a wedding ceremony that had just finished, and picture taking was in progress:
The end of a great Day 8!!
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