Savannah Smiles


We had a great day in Savannah, beautiful weather, nice people, good food, and no bad health issues. The day started with breakfast at Famous Amos with Tim and Karen. They went on to kayaking and we drove to Savannah. Penny knew the way to the visitor information center where we parked.


We talked with a nice lady at the information counter who outlined a walking tour for us on the map. She told us that the trolley tours were currently having a price war and a 90-minute tour was only $10. That’s half-price. We thought it would be a good way to see Savannah so we started our tour of the town with the trolley. It was a good choice. It covered all of the sites and the driver provided interesting historical comments and bad jokes. It also gave us an idea of where we would wander on-foot later in the day.


The trolley dropped us off at the open market area. We wandered down to the riverfront looking for a place to eat lunch. We asked a tour guide for recommendations and ended up at a place called Huey’s. Penny had shrimp and grits; I had pasta jambalaya, all with a view of the river through the open glass doors.


Then it was off to taking pictures of buildings, fountains and shady parks. It is difficult to get good pictures in Savannah because there are huge Live Oak trees everywhere. If the aren’t covering the subject they are shading it.


The impression of Savannah I am left with is one of gorgeous architecture, beautiful shady parks and a place that we will return to again.


Before this trip my niece, Debbie, suggested getting a GPS navigation unit for the trip. I went on line and found a basic unit for a good price. We didn’t use it to get to Savannah but when we left I punched in the address of our hotel in SC. It guided us beautifully. The only mistakes were made when we didn’t follow the unit’s directions.


We also used it to find the church we will go to in the morning.


It’s our bed time so I’ll post this with no pictures.

Later in the trip I may add them.

Tomorrow is Charleston.