I have always wanted to check out Savannah. And so on Friday, after Jonathan reached a point where he could work in the car, we loaded everyone up and started driving.
We arrived too late to go out and do anything. So we did dinner, a movie in our room, and then went to bed.
The next morning, we had breakfast at the hotel and then we were ready to go check out Savannah. Our first stop: Forsyth Park.
Just driving there was amazing. TRUE LOVE! The historic houses were drool-inducing. And there was so much Spanish moss!! 🤩🤩
(Nerd Note: Spanish Moss is not actually a moss at all! Total misnomer! It is a bromeliad, in the same family as air plants. 🤓🤓🤓)
And the trees! They were all so big and beautiful. The Spanish moss probably wouldn’t be quite as enchanting without those amazing trees.
We arrived at Forsyth park, which is in SUCH a beautiful part of the city. And we started walking around. One of the first things we came across was the iconic fountain. (If there hadn’t been a fence around it, you know our kids would have been all up in that water.)
The whole place was basically paradise: Lots of moss. Lots of flowers. Beautiful trees. Basically, The Garden of Eden.
We wandered for a little while and eventually made our way over to the playground. I just basked in the beautiful surroundings. (I just asked Jonathan, he said he was definitely basking, too.)
At one point, I took the opportunity to take my basking further afield. AKA I wandered around and checked out the moss, flowers, and trees in other parts of the park. All I can say is: Best basking spot ever!
While we were at the playground, we learned that there was a little farmer’s market. So we went and wandered through it and bought some snacks: white cheddar popcorn and Chicago style popcorn (mix of cheese, caramel, and regular)
All morning, it had been pretty breezy. But, by this point, it was getting WINDY. So we found found a good windbreak (behind a trailer belonging to one of the stalls). And there, in the sunshine we devoured our popcorn.
After our snack, we made our way oh so slowly back to the car, so we could savor (and bask!) as we went.
Our next stop was Savannah City Market, a smallish open-air market with shopping, dining & art galleries all of which are located in restored warehouses.
So, we wandered around for a bit, checked things out, and of course, we had to get some souvenirs. (Note: Clara is getting quite the impressive collection of keychains, Jonas and I are collecting stickers. And Logan just buys whatever he can afford that strikes his fancy, he has quite the eclectic collection.)
A few streets over from City Market is River Street. As its name implies, it runs along the river, the Savannah River. All the old cotton warehouses along the waterfront were transformed into a variety of shops, restaurants, pubs, and art galleries.
To get to River Street, you either go down a ramp, or down these Old historic steps. They were vertigo inducing. 
Kinda hard to tell, but these stairs were SUPER steep. I’d guess they were at about a 60 degree angle. 
Bouncing down the ramp, rather than the historic stairs. 
COBBLESTONES!! 
That bridge goes to South Carolina. 
Old timey paddleboat. 
Cool old timey candy shop 
I think I got a cavity just looking at this… 
More cobblestones!! I love 
Oooh!! Arches. 
Such a pretty building! Savannah Cotton Exchange 
There were just so many cool details, including cobblestone streets. I LOVED IT!
(Also, just a funny little sidenote: St. Patrick’s day is a BIG deal in Savannah, it hosts the third largest St. Patrick’s day parade in the country, behind only Chicago and NYC. Not bad for a city of more modest proportions. Everywhere we went we saw evidence of St. Patty’s coming up.)
We had a great time wandering around.
Eventually, everyone was getting hungry (bordering on hangry)so we went and got some chow at the Cracker Barrel. ‘Cause we’re in the South, daggumit.
