Monday dawned sunny and gorgeous! We walked over to The Mate Factor for breakfast and coffee and then headed to Forsyth Park - it's a beautiful park and a perfect picture taking venue.
The fountain was built in 1858 and every St. Patrick's Day the locals dye the water green - now that would be fun to see!
After strolling around the park, we headed to St. John the Baptist Cathedral - we had seen this from a distance each time we walked but wanted to get a close up look and see the inside - it was extremely beautiful!
Time for a quick pose outside the church!
Then it was off to our walking tour of the historic district! I had researched several tours and had just about booked the Savannah Trolley Tour when I found a website that offered a FREE walking tour with an excellent guide! The reviews were great and you only tip at the end of the tour for whatever amount you are comfortable with! I knew we couldn't go wrong so went ahead and put our names down and it was the best choice ever!!
Our guide was young (and cute!!) and boy did he know his history!! He rattled off dates and names of people and stories and answered every question that was asked of him!! Again, highly recommended if you ever go to Savannah!
Back to the movie Forrest Gump - do you remember at the very beginning of the movie when a feather floats down from a building and Forrest picks it up? Well, this is the building the feather came off of!
It was also a perfect day to get photos of the moss hanging from the trees - the moss is a bromeliad or air plant and is a close cousin of the pineapple - who knew?
It was a good day to wear our tennis shoes as we ended up walking almost 6 miles that day - the tour covered probably a mile or two but it didn't seem like it as you were listening to the fantastic stories that were told by the guide. To Be Cont'd.......................
1 comment:
Your pics are great - love reliving our time - doesn't seem possible it is over!
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