Friday, April 26, 2013
Historic Savannah is quite different from Charleston. We spent our first evening strolling around by our hotel and then to the Riverside full of lovely bars and restaurant. We found ourselves on the top of the Bohemian and sat with a fun couple from Kingston ON. They were originally in the book business in the maritimes... sold out before books became reduntant, and now spend 6 months in Kingston and 5 months in Florida and a month driving home.. They have downsized so much they can fit all their possessions in their car and rent. I thought we had done a good job of downsizing... these guys are pros!
We had such a lovely day today. A very dear old friend, Robin Russell, came to pick us up and take us on a private horse and buggy ride through out historic Savannah.. It was simply an enchanting trip with a very knowledgeable guide. This place is totally differnt from Charleston... the colony was founded a bit late than the Carolinas.. The British thought they could stop the Spanish coming up from Florida.
And because it was always considered that the colony would be attacked.. so the whole are was built around squares... they could be defended, arms could be stored and citizens could be rounded up and moved from one to the other.. And lots of tales told by the guide of revolutionary and civils wars.. Still a topic of their historic past, very close the the surface.
We had a lovely catch up lunch in the market area.. lovely lunch.. had an appetiser portion of smoked salmon and could have fed four people with it..
Simply a lovely day... beautiful city shown around by an old friend.
We had such a lovely day today. A very dear old friend, Robin Russell, came to pick us up and take us on a private horse and buggy ride through out historic Savannah.. It was simply an enchanting trip with a very knowledgeable guide. This place is totally differnt from Charleston... the colony was founded a bit late than the Carolinas.. The British thought they could stop the Spanish coming up from Florida.
And because it was always considered that the colony would be attacked.. so the whole are was built around squares... they could be defended, arms could be stored and citizens could be rounded up and moved from one to the other.. And lots of tales told by the guide of revolutionary and civils wars.. Still a topic of their historic past, very close the the surface.
We had a lovely catch up lunch in the market area.. lovely lunch.. had an appetiser portion of smoked salmon and could have fed four people with it..
Simply a lovely day... beautiful city shown around by an old friend.
# posted by katie @ 6:49 PM 
