Started the day off with tour using Old Savannah Tour lines. Walked about a block from hotel and Marlon got us information about the hop on and hop off trolley. I on the other hand shopped at the trolley gift shop.
I wore my new hat Marlon got me and when the guy got on the bus to collect money for the tour he started talking to me about how much he liked my hat and walked on to the back of the trolley collecting money. He started to get off the bus and I had to tell him that we had not paid, he told me thanks for being honest and then laughed because he got so side tracked with looking at my hat he forgot to collect my money. LOL Our trolley driver's name was Homer. He was very knowledgeable about Savannah.
At stop 3 in front of the Lucas Theater we stopped and low and behold a guy dressed like Forest Gump got on and said he was looking for Lieutenant Dan.
I just sat there smiling, here's a guy that totally looks like Forest Gump with his suit case and his box of chocolates and talked just like Forest. I laughed and all of a sudden he started saying he just saw Lieutenant Dan and said he was going to run and get him. He took off and we I yelled RUN FOREST RUN.....lol Marlon and I rode the trolley and listened to Homer tell us about the history at the 15 different stops. We did not get off the bus; we just rode it and listened to all the information Homer had to tell us. At stop 15 we got off down by the Savannah river and ate lunch at
After lunch we walked around downtown and shopped then headed out to go back to some of the places the trolley stopped so I could get some pictures of the beautiful sights here in Savannah.
I did find this tid bit of information a little weird. We were told that its not unusual to find the ceilings of the porches painted blue often referred to as Haunt blue. Back in the day folks could be pretty superstitious. Many believed that if you painted the front ceiling of your porch haunt blue, it would look like water and keep the haunts, from entering into your home, because as everybody knows, haints can't cross water. What?? You didn't know that ?? LOL
Walked back to Wright Square and took pictures of Tom~mo~chi~chi's whom was a Indian who helped Oglethorpe establish the colony of Georgia.
Juliette Low's home who is the founder of the Girl Scouts of America
on our way now to Chippewa Square to see the statue of Oglethorpe who founded the colony of Georgia.
I wore my new hat Marlon got me and when the guy got on the bus to collect money for the tour he started talking to me about how much he liked my hat and walked on to the back of the trolley collecting money. He started to get off the bus and I had to tell him that we had not paid, he told me thanks for being honest and then laughed because he got so side tracked with looking at my hat he forgot to collect my money. LOL Our trolley driver's name was Homer. He was very knowledgeable about Savannah.
I did find this tid bit of information a little weird. We were told that its not unusual to find the ceilings of the porches painted blue often referred to as Haunt blue. Back in the day folks could be pretty superstitious. Many believed that if you painted the front ceiling of your porch haunt blue, it would look like water and keep the haunts, from entering into your home, because as everybody knows, haints can't cross water. What?? You didn't know that ?? LOL
Walked back to Wright Square and took pictures of Tom~mo~chi~chi's whom was a Indian who helped Oglethorpe establish the colony of Georgia.
I loved the lion statues at the base of the Oglethorpe statue.
On our way now to Madison Square. Stopped along the way and took pictures of The Six Pence Pub. This is the pub where Julia Roberts filmed a major scene in the film Something to talk about in 1995.
Right next door was a Christmas Shop and of course I just had to go in. Went in and found a Nutcracker ornament of Lord Drosselmeyer yeah....I still need the Mouse King ornament. I also purchased a beautiful ring while shopping. :-)
Finally we have reached Madison Square where the statue of William Jasper is located. His heroic actions at Fort Sullivan where he risked his life to save the flag, the liberation of patriot prisoners, and his fatal wounding only a few yards northwest of the monument.
St. John's Episcopal Church is located on the outer skirts of the square. We stopped and listened to the chimes ringing from this beautiful church. I loved all the stained glass windows.
The sorrel weed house is also located around Madison Square. Note the color of the house. This color is considered to be one of Savannah's original colors. The attempted to prevent the owner from using it but the owner showed where he had scraped off 20 layers of paint and the color was indeed the original so the color stayed.
Green ~Meldrim House
Mr. Charles Green a cotton merchant and ship owner in Savannah had enough money to build this Gothic villa, which is considered to be one of the most elaborate homes in Savannah. In order for Mr. Charles to protect his home he offered General William T. Sherman's army to use his home while in Savannah.
The last place we looked at around Madison Square was the Masonic Temple.
As we headed away from Madison Square we walked up to Jones St. to view all the beautiful homes. I loved the iron banisters leading up to the 2nd floor on all of the homes. Most of the house living quarters were all on the 2nd floor. This was because back along time ago when horse and buggy were our mode of transportation it created lots of dust and noise. So most of the homes were built up away from the roads.
we are now walking to Forsyth Park which is 30 acres. We are getting tired but this walk was well worth it. The park is so beautiful, it had a wonderful ornate water fountain where Marlon and I sat on the benches and relaxed. The fountain was built to resemble a fountain in Paris. There was also an amphitheater which hosted plays & concerts.
Ok its time to go find the trolley stop and ride it down to the river. Walked down to stop 4 which is Lafayette Square. While waiting on the trolley we stopped and admired the Cathedral of St. John The Baptist.
Hopped on the trolley and rode it down to the river. Starting to get hungry so we went to The River house and had a wonderful time and great food.
