I kind of like these posts!  I get to choose photos and relive a trip, or time, of my life.  After much thought, I have decided that today is….Savannah, Georgia!  For those who do not know, I am also a private college consultant, and Randy and I took a trip to Savannah to check out Savannah College of Art and Design.  Fabulous school…and we fell in love with the city.  It feels like going into the past…it is charming and beautiful, with so much history!  We also loved the river, and the Bonaventure Cemetery.  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil…we only saw the good side of Savannah!

The old theater and Leopold’s Ice Cream!
Mercer House
Johnny Mercer statue

And who, you ask, was Johnny Mercer? An American lyricistsongwriterand singer. He was also a co-founder of Capitol Records.

Marilyn visited Savannah often and they loved her!
Randy at his ancestor’s marker.

General Nathanael Greene, second in command to General George Washington, is interred in Savannah.  General Greene is an ancestor of Randy’s, on his mother’s side.

General Nathanael Greene, Randy’s ancestor.

 

World Famous Clary’s Cafe!

As their website says, “It is a place full of nostalgia and intriguing characters. It is a colorful mosaic of times and people and the bonds that have formed throughout the years. The feelings of home and family are evident when you walk through the door. As you look around at all of the knickknacks, paintings, family pictures and memorabilia that form its décor, you may wonder how a drugstore could have evolved into what you see now…..World Famous Clary’s Café. ”  If you go to Savannah, you must eat at Clary’s!

Colonial Park’s defaced tombstones.

The Northern Troops camped in Savannah’s sacred Colonial Park Cemetery, and defaced many of the tombstones, and changed dates and performed other mischief. When you go, be sure to view these stones.

One of the “changed” tombstones
Old gravesite at Bonaventure
Bonaventure is filled with, and famous for its statues
River Street is the place to be in Savannah in the evenings!
Our view from the hotel.

We loved our visit to Savannah, and looking at these photos, I’d love to go back! I have an excuse, I have 3 students at the Savannah College of Art and Design!

Tam Warner

Award Winning Travel Journalist and Blogger, writing about Eclectic Travels in the Empty Nest! From scuba to luxury cruises to kayaking to expeditions, Tam is ready to go! Contact me at travelswithtam@gmail.com

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