I stopped in Savannah, GA on my way from Miami to Charleston; Savannah may be one of the prettiest cities I’ve ever visited. In trying to explain it to someone who has never been, it feels like this beautiful mix of Burlington, VT, Newport, RI, and Charleston. There are historic buildings with beautiful architecture. The trees throughout Savannah absolutely took my breath away. They’re all massive, dripping with Spanish Moss, and form a canopy over the city.
Savannah is a city full of squares and parks; 22 to be exact. Every couple of blocks there is another square dedicated to a famous battle, revolutionary war hero, and many people responsible for the establishment of Georgia.
My AirBnB was in the perfect location on W. Broughton and Montgomery. I was able to walk to all the destinations I wanted to see. It rained most of the days I was there but I bought an umbrella and went exploring anyway.
I made sure to finish reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil before my trip, as recommended to me in Naples, so on the first day I had to walk to the Mercer Williams House Museum. The house is beautiful from the outside and I just kept wondering if the bullet hole is still in the floor of the study.
From there I walked to Forsyth Park which is the home of the beautiful fountain that so often is in pictures of Savannah. The fountain is an exact replica of the grand fountain in Paris and there is an exact replica of the Forsyth fountain in Cuzco, Peru.
I tried to visit the Book Lady Bookstore because it came up in my research and books are my happy place. Unfortunately, it was closed for the week but I still got to capture a few pictures outside and peek in the windows of the door.
The Savannah River runs through the city and the waterfront is lined with shops and restaurants. I got a coffee and strolled around while a man was playing the saxophone by the fountain. The river is large and murky. On one of my walks I got to watch a huge cargo ship come in to unload.
I went on one run in Savannah- through Forsyth Park and then looping back to the waterfront. It was a perfect running day- sunny and a cool 60 degrees. I was only planning to run about 2 miles but because I was enjoying myself, not looking at my time, stopping to take pictures of whatever caught my eye I ended up running over 3 for the first time in a while which felt great.
Savannah is a city I definitely need to come back to after the pandemic. There was less mask wearing than in the cities I visited in Florida so I didn’t feel safe going to any of the many recommended restaurants or bars.
Where My Feet Are 