Savannah

Savannah, Georgia is a fantastically beautiful city. Situated above the Savannah River, not far from the Atlantic, the old southern town--once a major cotton depot--is punctuated with sharply steepled churches and grassy, statue-filled plazas. Spanish moss wispily veils trees throughout the city.

When I passed through this past Monday, I parked downtown near the gold-domed city hall and strolled through the city's historic district. Heading south from the river down Bull Street, I stopped in the four small parks placed at two block intervals before ending in Forsyth Park, the largest downtown green space.

Turning back towards my car, I walked up Abercorn Street to the waterfront, stopping at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and the Colonial Park Cemetery. The waterfront, which today offers dining, drinking, shopping, and lodging, was once where cotton was loaded onto ships and sent to far-off ports.