Savannah, at last
Day 9 - Savannah, GA (92 miles, 1401 total)
We finally made it, and not a moment too soon. We've reached the southern end of our tour. We have two more “tourist” days before the end, but for the most part this is it.
And Savannah is everything we hoped for. It's a beautiful city, it has great walking, great history, and great restaurants. The little public squares all over the historic district are fantastic. I'm really pleased by all of this and only regret that we couldn't have gotten here a day or so sooner so that we could spend more time here. It really would have been worth it, but our trip has been so fun I'm not sure what we would cut out. (Kentucky? Naaah. That was great too, just closed.)
The morning was spent walking, for the most part, visiting the City Market, and having brunch. I have been really looking forward to trying collard greens and grits on this trip and they were easy to find. (I suspect the ones I had at the restaurant were a bit up-scaled, but that's okay.) We had intended on visiting the Savannah History Museum, but it was closed for “roof repairs”. We instead went to the Jepson Center for the Arts and saw some great glass displays. Afterward, we drove out to Old Fort Jackson and toured that (I love historical sites) before heading back into town, checking into our hotel, talking a long walk down River Street, and eating at a nice restaurant.
So, it's been great. The thing I will miss most, by far, will be ready-access to sweet tea. I need to import some to Boston or find the secret of making it myself.
Anyway, off to see the fireworks in a bit. Tomorrow we begin driving north. We're not looking forward to the snow.
We finally made it, and not a moment too soon. We've reached the southern end of our tour. We have two more “tourist” days before the end, but for the most part this is it.
And Savannah is everything we hoped for. It's a beautiful city, it has great walking, great history, and great restaurants. The little public squares all over the historic district are fantastic. I'm really pleased by all of this and only regret that we couldn't have gotten here a day or so sooner so that we could spend more time here. It really would have been worth it, but our trip has been so fun I'm not sure what we would cut out. (Kentucky? Naaah. That was great too, just closed.)
The morning was spent walking, for the most part, visiting the City Market, and having brunch. I have been really looking forward to trying collard greens and grits on this trip and they were easy to find. (I suspect the ones I had at the restaurant were a bit up-scaled, but that's okay.) We had intended on visiting the Savannah History Museum, but it was closed for “roof repairs”. We instead went to the Jepson Center for the Arts and saw some great glass displays. Afterward, we drove out to Old Fort Jackson and toured that (I love historical sites) before heading back into town, checking into our hotel, talking a long walk down River Street, and eating at a nice restaurant.
So, it's been great. The thing I will miss most, by far, will be ready-access to sweet tea. I need to import some to Boston or find the secret of making it myself.
Anyway, off to see the fireworks in a bit. Tomorrow we begin driving north. We're not looking forward to the snow.