Written by weeblewobble46 on May 7, 2009
- The Trolley tour of Savannah - and there are several to choose from - is an hour and a half of never-ending information.We took the Old Town Trolley tour from the tourist welcome center...
Written by vampirefan on March 27, 2005
- The history of Savannah goes back to February 12, 1733, when English General James Edward Oglethorpe and 120 colonists arrived in Savannah and founded the 13th and last colony in the New World. The colony...
Written by Armed With Passport on May 11, 2002
- The ship "Anne", commandeered by General James Edward Oglethorpe of England, landed at a natural port on the Savannah River in February of 1733. Oglethorpe and his 120 passengers had landed at a spot...
Written by Armed With Passport on March 19, 2002
- MARCH 16, 2002
SATURDAY NIGHT 11:15 p.m.
DESOTO HILTON
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
I'm back in the Hilton at my desk, writing what has happened earlier this day. Toni is lying on the bed, watching the local news coverage...
Written by Armed With Passport on March 19, 2002
- MARCH 15, 2002 11:25 p.m.
DESOTO HILTON
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Note: This is a continuation of my entry in my written journal. It picks up with my wife and I walking down Abercorn Street toward Oglethorpe Square...
Written by Armed With Passport on March 19, 2002
- MARCH 15, 2002 11:25 p.m.
DESOTO HILTON
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
I'm sitting at the desk in our nicely appointed Hilton room located in the heart of historic Savannah. Roaming the halls are many green clad Hibernians and old...
Written by Armed With Passport on March 19, 2002
- What follows are the exact notes as excerpted from my travel journal that I kept while in Savannah. It is meant to give a present tense recount of my thoughts and impressions of Savannah...
Written by Armed With Passport on March 27, 2002
- MARCH 17, 2002
SUNDAY AFTERNOON 3:55 p.m.
CONCIERGE LEVEL
DESOTO HILTON
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
I am on the concierge level of the Desoto Hilton drinking a Sprite that I found in an unlocked cupboard. The concierge area is pretty...
Written by smmmarti guide on May 7, 2002
- Piquing interest in Savannah one celebrity connection at a time...
Did You know that the 50-inch statue of the "Bird Girl" made famous by the "Book" was created by sculptor Sylvia Shaw Judson in 1938 in...
Written by smmmarti guide on May 7, 2002
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"...with twenty-two luscious green squares it is like strolling through the rooms of an elegant open air mansion."
John Berendt (Author, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)
Savannah started when a group of English...
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