Continuing our visit to Savannah...
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| Downtown, riverfront |
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| More history |
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| Actual stern-wheeler (not animatronic!) |
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| Ever more history |
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The African American Monument, with Maya Angelou
quote |
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One of the most under-valued of all writers...read the Wikipedia's
very full and balanced article, and you'll agree; he did some time
as a journalist in Savannah before moving to Atlanta |
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Statue of Savannah favorite son, lyricist and song-writer
extraordinaire Johnny Mercer |
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One of "our" songs (largely because I only danced
to slow music) |
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Difficult to walk old town Savannah without repeatedly bumping
into him |
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Leopold's Ice Cream is a Savannah institution; the line our first
afternoon there was hopeless, beginning to wrap around the block;
we returned the next morning to hear natives say they'd never
seen the line this short |
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Seriously good, rich, creamy ice cream; the cocoanut rum and the
honey almond flavors were to die for... |
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| Further architectural ramblings...neo-classical federal building |
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| More art deco |
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Not sure what this was supposed to be...Moorish/Art Nuvo/
neo-eclectic revival? |
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The Green Meldrim mansion, Sherman's headquarters during
his brief stay in Savannah |
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| More varied architecture |
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Ditto...SCAD headquarters; SCAD is all over the city because
it has acquired and renovated unused properties all over...renovated
for art and design instruction; and performance and exhibition |
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| Never-ending azaleas |
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| Street scene |
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| Beautiful old town |
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Ever more history...I was just beginning to read Harry Crosby's
excellent A Wing and a Prayer...didn't go to the museum, saving
it for next time |
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| More varied architecture, right across the street from our campsite |
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