Georgia - January/February 2010

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Savannah

Savannah is an old American city, established in 1733. It's famous for being so beautiful that it was the only Southern city spared destruction by Sherman's army during the Civil War. Savannah has many gorgeous, grand houses centered around 24 city squares and is a very popular place for filming movies (Forrest Gump, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil).

The port is one of the most important in the US. Savannah's economy has in the past been based on cotton, silk and indigo.

Driving around town we saw beautiful Live Oaks everywhere (an evergreen species of oak) with Spanish moss hanging from their branches. (First, it's not Spanish and second, it's not moss. It's actually an epiphyte and part of the pineapple family. Also known as an "air plant", it doesn't harm the trees.)

In both Georgia & South Carolina we experienced the renowned Southern hospitality - a warm welcome and wonderful manners at most places we went to.

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Some of these historic houses are open to the public for visiting.