23 May 2015 0 sm today
We finally headed to downtown today taking the 840 am bus for the 7 mile ride in 50 minutes. We booked ourselves on the Old Town Trolley for the 90 minute tour and hop on & off privileges at 17 stops. The architecture in the historic district was wonderful to see. The weather was great with a nice cooling wind blowing. Savannah was established a a buffer between the Spanish in Florida and the rich colony of South Carolina and dates back to 1733.
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The old fire bell. |
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Notice the dolphin downspouts, |
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Phone booth! |
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The oldest house in the US. |
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River street which sits 40' lower than Bay street which is the next one inland. |
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Walk up to Bay St. |
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Another walk up. |
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These buildings were the old cotton exchange. |
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We had lunch at The Old Pink House. |
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The cellar is now a tavern. |
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The wine cellar is in the old bank vault. |
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These people pay to peddle power this vehicle. |
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The cotton traders would stand on these walkways and bid on the wagons of cotton as the pass under them. |
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The waving girl statue. It's said that she would wave to all the ships that came and went from Savannah. |
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