We thoroughly enjoyed exploring Savannah, GA. I love a good old cemetery and Savannah has one of the best -
Bonaventure Cemetery. The pictures are a sample of some of the beautiful headstones and sculpture we saw. They are in no particular order and of no specific historic figure's grave - although there were plenty of those to see if you wish. Without realizing just how big the cemetery was, we started to just walk around. Once we got lost, we asked a groundskeeper for directions back to the gate. Then we saw the office where you could get a map, which we did and took a more intentional walk around some of the older more spectacular headstones.
While some of the photos attempt to capture it, it is hard to appreciate without seeing it on a larger scale, how the dripping Spanish moss adds to the character and ambience of this cemetery. It is somber and serene.
Our next stop was
Tybee Island. This beach community is "Georgia's Peach of a Beach." I have to agree. While it was not "beach weather" we still enjoyed walking the pier and small strip of beach shops. There was just something about this place that instantly felt like home.
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| Looking towards the beach |
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| On the pier looking north. |
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| From the pier looking south. |
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| At the end of the pier, looking towards town. |
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| Artwork on the Pavillon |
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I LOVE LIFE
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Historic downtown Savannah - We took a narrated tour around Savannah so we could get a good look at the city. It was amazing. I've never seen a city like this. Not only is it gorgeous because of the carefully planted live oak trees which create stunning canopies and a sense of coziness that is rare in a city, but it features
22 squares laid out across the city. Each square is a mini-park. And to top if all of is Forsyth Park featuring this spectacular fountain.
Another notable feature is the free downtown area transit shuttle. Every 10 min or so you can get on this free shuttle and various places across the city. After taking the narrated tour, we used DOT to go back to a few spots we wanted to explore further on our own. This was a GREAT option!
While in Savannah, we stayed at
Skidaway Island State Park. This campground was about 20 min outside downtown Savannah and we loved it. We had an enormous site, and the campground was lovely. This is somewhere I would gladly return.
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| Entering Skidaway State Park, Savannah, GA |
