Savannah

My sister and I decided to take a road trip to visit Savannah, Georgia. Before the trip, I was in Target picking up some snacks, and I saw the Glee CDs so I bought them to listen to on the road.
Our first stop was at the Old Fort Jackson, which was used during the Civil War as a defense for the city. They fire off the canons in a demonstration every day at 2 PM.

We walked River street, and I was amazed through the whole trip how the Civil War was referred to as the War Between the States or the War of Northern Aggression on plaques and in tours. We ate a really good dinner at a place on the waterfront, in a restored building, and then got some gelato.


The next day we got a good breakfast, and then went on the trolley tour around the city.

It was cool to hear about the historic sites, and see the different "wards" and the statues in the squares. One of the interesting things was hearing how the Savannah College of Art and Design had restored so many of the historic buildings and were using them for classrooms and other buildings. After the trolley tour was over, we walked back through some of the sites. We got to see the Savannah History Museum, which had some quilts on exhibit. We also saw a maritime museum, which had model boats. The cool part of that museum was the house it was in :) We then went to a Southern Variety Show where the performers sang some great music.


The third day we went to the aquarium, which wasn't quite what we were expecting. But it had a nice walk out to the intercoastal waterway. Then we went to the Civil Rights Museum. It was a really good museum. They had a tour guide who explained how the right to vote was taken away with silly rules, like guessing how many red marbles were in a jar. No matter what the answer, it was always wrong. There was also an exhibit that explained how students were trained to participate peacefully in a protest. It was a skit that showed how polite behavior was required even if the police or others did mean things to the protesters. It reminded me of a skit we would do for standards night. We then cooled off by watching a movie, and then we went back up to River street to eat dinner and ride on a riverboat. On the riverboat they put on a murder mystery, which was pretty entertaining.

On our way home, we drove by Tybee Island Lighthouse. It was really interesting because the lighthouse keepers home had been restored. We got to see the furnishings and hear about the restoration process. Then we climbed to the top of the lighthouse.

It was a great trip. Savannah is a beautiful city, and it was fun to walk around.