A simple tour of Savannah, Ga. Part 1.

Note: this post is still a work in progress.



Back in August I went on a little tour of Savannah. It was on one of my three day weekends and I just needed a little vacation. And as long as I lived in Ga. I had not ever been to Savannah. I been by it on I-95 but I-95 is around 15 miles away from the city proper.

Now I got to Savannah on the 18th and stayed at a hotel in Richmond Hills. It was cheep, but not a crack house. After being up the night before and then driving most of the day I called myself taking a little nap. Well, I awoke around midnight and Friday was gone. I found the Wal-mart, a Super Wal-mart no less, and got something lite to eat there. Then I spent the rest of the night at the room, taking a nap again and spending some time with Buddy, (yes, I took one of the cats with me, that’ll be another story). Buddy is one of them get in your face type cats, so I had to lock him up in the bathroom for a break.

I was up early on Saturday morning and I rode into Savannah and found the Welcome center, (Buddy stayed at the motel), and from there I may my foray into that historical city. The map I have posted should be downloadable and able to blow up nicely. I wish I could figure out how to break the map down into section and post them, maybe at one of the other posting. I walked from the Welcome Center (1) and made my way first to Pulaski square (26). Then I worked my way over to Madison Square (28) and traveled down south on Bull street to Forsyth Square (30). This is one of the main parks that is shown in the Movies that are set in Savannah. The only character I saw in that park that day was some ol’ man with a neon green shirt that read “I’m actually a Lesbian”. No, I didn’t take his picture, I didn’t want to incourage him. And no, the woman walking was not the object of the pictures of Forsyth Square. I didn’t realize that I had her in those pictures until that evening when I was looking the pictures over.

I made my way back up Bull St. to Temple Mickve Isreal (29). If I remember the story right, when Savannah and Georgia was still a “Luthern” colony. Both Catholics and Jews were outlawed. The port didn’t have a doctor and one of the ships that landed there had a doctor on board. The town officials talked the doctor into staying and because the doctor was Jewish they had to change the laws. It was against the law to be catholic in Savannah after that. From the contributions that the Jewish community made to Savannah, the City decided to build a Temple for them. As as you can see, it looks a lot like a gotlic catherial. It is also in the shape of a cross. I didn’t really get good enough pictures to show that part so maybe next time.

I made my way over to Abercorn St and saw the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church (32) off of Calhoun Square. Then it was straight up Abercorn St to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. I spent quiet a bit of time in there. It was like a glimpse of heaven in there. And my pictures don’t do it justice.