Scenes from Savannah

 
 
 
 

We didnt want to miss much on the way back from Buffalo, so stopped in Savannah for a day to see the sites. I recommend (thanks to Micki) the carriage ride to see the city - lots of local flavor and stories.
Like: Savannah is considered the most haunted city in the US because, as the city grew, they paved/built over the cemeteries. Sherman's troups slept in the central cemetery while they were claiming Savannah. In their boredom - no fighting - they altered some of the tombstones. We found a couple of stones where the deceased were over 150 years old! and the third digit seemed a bit odd from the rest.
Or: the city burned down 3 times in its history. And General Sherman did not do any of it!

Savannah is definately a food town. We found a block long candy store on River Street where they made pralines, taffy and chocolate covered..everything, in addition to 'old' candies we dont see in stores anymore. Then we headed over to the Lady and Sons restaurant and shop - Paula Dean's restaurant. Of course, reservations were impossible, but it sure smelled good in there! At Bernie's on River Street, Mark wasnt feeling like shucking oysters or sucking tail (crawdads), so we ate the crab cakes -great! I wish we had these in Florida.

Savannah has changed a bit in the 25 years since I've been there. The paper mills are gone - as is the smell. The new bridge coming into town is a great entrance. More homes are renovated, and construction is going on. We loved finding the architectural details, like the fish water downspouts. And we even found a Moroccan style building that was built for Henry Ford. The double doors were just wide enough for a Model A.

Mark and I covered a lot of territory walking around the city while mom and dad toured the 8th Air Force museum outside of town. Since he was in the 8th Air Force, dad was particularly impressed with the museum and came back with lots of stories.

Then it was time to go home, back to Florida. We drove south, stopping off of 95, near Ormond for lunch at the River Grille on Tomaka. Great food, on the river. A giant standing aligator greets you at the door... or scares you off!