Our next two days in Savannah we spent touring the historic district and river front area. The traffic is horrible and the parking is poor so I highly recommend taking one of the trolleys. We used Old Town Trolley and their guides were full of information and interesting facts. It made 16 stops and you could get off and on as much as you wanted for two days. The trolley and a river boat cruise was $57 each a real bargain for the lack of aggravation. We visited the old market, many historic homes, saw the squares that were originally set up and hit plenty of shopping spots. Later that day we went to the river front and took a ride up the Savannah river to learn more of the history of the area. Savannah is the third largest sea port in the US and there were plenty of large container ships to check out.
We finished that very long day with dinner at the Pirates House. The first building in Savannah and where Oglethorpe and his council set up what would become the state of Georgia. The building where the restaurant is was built in 1732. There are tunnels running under the house where pirates carried their goods into town and supposedly shanghaied men who had a little too much to drink. They would wake at sea to find them selves with the choice of working for the pirate ship or walking the plank. The food at the restaurant was fabulous. Best pecan crusted chicken I've ever had.
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| many of the sidewalks were made with oyster shells, interesting |
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| historic homes everywhere |
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| Mercer home from the movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil |
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| Mrs Wilkes supposedly the best buffet in Savannah |
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| the town is filled with churches everywhere you look, this was the first Methodist church in the area |
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| Pirates house restaurant |
More on the trip next week
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