Day 6 - Savannah, GA

Day 6 - Exploring Savannah, GA

Today we said goodbye to Hilton Head and drove South 45km to Savannah, GA.  We dropped off the trailer at the Hampton Inn out by I-95, checked-in and were downtown all before noon.  Our first stop was at the Savannah Roundhouse complex, part of the 1860's Central of Georgia Railroad which started in Savannah and went West to Atlanta.  Some very well preserved pieces of railroad equipment are on display, including some steam locomotives and some diesel locos.

After a brief stop at the Savannah City Tourist office, which was the old 1870's passenger station again very well preserved.

It was time for lunch at the historic River Street Inn (http://www.riverstreetinn.com/ ) built in 1853, as a cotton warehouse, this inn was recommended by our neighbours Nancy and Glen May, - thank you, an excellent place for lunch.

After lunch we continued to explorer taking a historical house tour of the Andrew Low House (http://www.andrewlowhouse.com/), you have got to see this place, built in 1847-1849.  It faces Lafayette Square, which is  one of the 24 squares in the city of Savannah.

After walking all over Savannah we returned to our hotel for some rest before heading out to dinner at the "famous" Pirate House Restaurant (http://www.thepirateshouse.com/), which is a preserved national landmark, I get the feeling that everything in Savannah is "historic", "famous" or "national land mark", anyway excellent food, and a great place to have dinner, it can accommodate 600+ for dinner in 9 buildings.  There is a history on the web site, so you can get a sense of the place and of course it is haunted too.  I didn't see any ghosts, like I did in Osgoode Hall one day in Toronto.

And to round out a beautiful day in Savannah, you need to have an ice cream at Leopold's 1919 Ice Cream Shop (http://www.leopoldsicecream.com/) at 212 East Broughton Street. 

There will be more pictures posted of Savannah in a few days once I have downloaded form the other cameras, I have three cameras on the go right now.

Tomorrow we are on the road again, heading for Daytona area, I hear there are some good motorcycle stores in the town.

Ken and Karen

in Historic Savannah