Blogs from Savannah, Georgia, United States, North America - page 4

We woke up fairly early by our standards and since breakfast was included within the price of our room, we headed over to the breakfast room to see what was on offer. This place had a really good selection of stuff. There was a buffet and we got to order some stuff that was cooked to your liking. Of course, I had to have biscuits and sausage gravy with my breakfast. I am gonna miss this so much, when my trip is over. After breakfast, we headed own to the beach in front of our hotel. The beach was gorgeous, long as far as the eye could see with beautiful white sand. Our hotel even had its own section with some sun loungers. However, we didn't have time to sit and relax on the beach unfortunately. ... read more

Wednesday March 30,2016 ===================== Slowly got out of bed,showered and had breakfast this morning in Walterboro,SC. Around 9:15 am, got into the car and checked out of the hotel and I put my bag together for the day. Arrived in Savannah,GA around 10:30 am and walked into the Visitor's Center. Found out that there was Fort and Battlefield nearby which we were able to walk to from the center. The Battlefield- Memorial for the hundreds who fought and died for freedom on October 9,1779 in Savannah,GA. 8,000 troops of three armies fought during the Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah. 2,500 British troops faced 5,500 French and American troops- Soldiers from Haiti,Germany,Scotland,Ireland,Sweden and Poland took part in the fighting. It remained part of Britain for many more years, after the war in Savannah. After learning about t ... read more

Up nice and early around 7.30am and got the bags all packed up again, and headed downstairs for breakfast before we made the walk up Peachtree Street to the Hertz Depot to pick up our hire car. I had charged Mr. Tom Tom that Bruce had kindly lent me but I was getting concerned as I could not switch it over to US Maps (it was still on Australian maps). I figured it was because we were indoors so I took it with me as we walked to the Hertz depot hoping it would spring to life. It did not ! OMG how am I going to find my way around now ? Anyway we got to the Hertz depot and I showed him the printout of my reservation and I could not believe it but ... read more

Funny story, Kirby and I were on FSU's campus about two weeks ago watching his double bass instructor perform at his senior concert. We parked were we normally park in front of the sorority houses. The concert was an hour and then we walked back to the car. Well, Mr. Kirby had forgotten to roll up his window so apparently someone walking by decided to stick their head in the window and rummage through our glove box and throw stuff around. The weird thing was my debit card was sitting on the middle console and they didn't take the checkbook from the glove box. I don't know what they were looking for. Anyway, Kirby and I went about the night and I promise the poor boy learned his lesson. He is a pro at self punishment ... read more

An earlier article looked at some of Savannah’s squares that contain major statues, but there are over three dozen more statues and commemorations in the Historic District. We also need to consider at least the two main public parks – beautiful green spaces that contain many commemoratives. They are the smaller Emmet (or Irish) Park near the River, and the much larger Forsyth Park at the southern end of the Historic District. But first, some background ... The colour green means more than just grass to Savannah – it represents everything Irish, and that’s important, because the Irish have played important roles in Georgia’s history. Savannah’s first St Patrick’s Day parade was held in 1813, and today, with more than 350 floats, groups and marching bands, it is reputed to be the second largest one in ... read more