Midway through our trip to Orlando we took a 5-hour drive up the coast to
Savannah, Georgia. We set off at 7am and it was quite hellish getting there, gridlocked in traffic for 2 hours set our goal of 5 hours back somewhat but it was well worth the wait.
Without a doubt Savannah is one of the most charming, beautiful and interesting places I have ever visited. I knew very little about Savannah before we arrived (Hollie was pretty well versed, she'd been researching for weeks), so we
decided to take the Old Town Trolly Tour around the city and lets just say, we were blown away. This place is full of historical relevance so here's a few things we learnt; the
Cotton Exchange originally first set worldwide prices, the Girl Scouts was founded here, designed by Englishman James Oglethorpe it was America's first planned city and now one of the countries largest historical sites. Georgia's first bank can be found on Reynolds Sq., one of the cities
24 original squares, the building now houses
The Olde Pink House restaurant (above).
The phrase "don't let the bed bugs bite" originates here, it's know that residents used to stuff their mattresses with the bug-ridden Spanish Moss which grows in abundance here, the Forest Gump "box of chocolates"
bench scene was filmed here......I really could go on for ages but I'd never stop.
I'm so glad we decided to visit and even though we were only there for a couple of days I really couldn't recommend it more. I'd like to thank the people who emailed and tweeded me suggesting to go to Savannah, good call guys!
Oh did I mention the hotel we stayed in on Bay Street was originally one of the first Coca-Cola bottling plants...Ok I shut up now.
Has anyone else been to Savannah, I'd love to hear what you thought of it? Hope you enjoy the photos, if you have any questions about anything please just ask!
