The South Continues in Savannah, Georgia

We stayed at Fort Stewart Army Base about 20 miles south of Savannah. It was a beautiful camp ground. Very rustic with lots of trees, a beautiful lake, squirrels lots of birds and even vultures. I tried to get a picture of the vultures but my hand was to shakie. This base even had doggy day care so we could go into Savannah everyday without worrying about Schotzi.

Today is our anniversary. 15 years and we are looking forward to the next 15 years!

We spent our first day in Savannah on a tour bus. This is the best way to see things because the drivers give you all the history and take you to the sites. Did you know that General Sherman gave President Lincoln Savannah for his birthday. Sherman actually spared both Charleston and Savannah from being burned down. However Charleston had a terrible fire in the early 1800 and many homes were lost but Savannah has homes dating as far back as 1700. Now remember these two cites were built on the backs of slavery. General Sherman and Lincoln put a stop to that inhuman practice.

Savannah is built around 24 squares. Each square is a park with beautiful trees and monuments. Then the homes were built around the squares.

Beautiful area, click on it to make it bigger.

Remember when Forrest Gump sat on a bench and told the lady that his mama said 'life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you get until you bite into it'. That was filmed in Savannah. Larry wanted to sit on the bench but they put it into the museum.

This monument was in honor of all the African American husband's and son's who fought and died in the Revolutionary War.

This is the first Black Church built in Savannah. The African American men could only work on their church at night. Also many escaped black men hid out at this church.

Did you know that the founder of the girl scouts Juliette Low lived in Savannah?

This is her house. Many girls scout troops visit this house daily.

Voodoo was brought to Savannah by the Caribbean black slaves. Above is a home being protected with glass spikes. This was thought to keep evil spirits away.

We couldn't leave Savannah without seeing the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. It was so beautiful. It was built in the 1800.

This was a organ. It is said to be the biggest organ in the United States.

The Stations of the Cross were breathtaking.

Leaving Georgia and heading to Florida..............stay tuned.