Welcome to the South

Tuesday morning my mom and I flew from San Francisco, CA to Atlanta GA. We picked up our rental car and drove from Atlanta to the town of Macon, GA. The car pick-up was slow, but the service we have received has been consistently high. It must be that Southern Hospitality.

Wednesday morning we drove to Savannah, GA. Savannah is the first city founded in Georgia. The plans were made in England before the settlers ever left. The plan, based off the layout of London, has 24 squares scattered throughout the downtown area. Each square has at least one famous building facing the square. At least it seemed that way.

The squares and the resulting one-way streets make this area difficult to navigate in a car. Upon our arrival, Mom and I got a little turned around. Once we found the lot for the visitor center where the trolley tours start we were fine. We took about an hour to circle the town which gave us a ton of history and fun tidbits about the town, and life in a colonial seaport.

If you don't already know, Savannah was made famous by the book/movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". That book increased tourism in Savannah by 47%. I am currently reading the book which helped me connect with some of what I saw.

This is an amazing town and is exactly what I wanted to see when I suggested we make the south-east our destination. The buildings in this town amaze me. They are covered in ornate iron-work. Even the downspouts from the rain gutters are decorated. Warren Square in the north-east corner of town has several "Federal" houses around it. One of these houses was ordered right out of the Sear-roebuck catalog and assembled as it arrived. The top photo in this post is of this house. There was a flaw in the directions that came with the parts. See if you can spot it. I'll post the answer next time.