Savannah

First time we came to Savannah was just because we heard from some friends that this is a nice town to visit. 

We arrived late at night and stayed at a hotel in the suburbs. It was just an average hotel, next to a highway exit and a gas station - the typical hotel that you can see in any town of America. 

Nothing has prepared us for the beauty that we saw the next morning. We drove downtown and parked on one of the narrow streets not far away from the river. From the brochures that we picked up at the hotel, we learned that Savannah is famous for its squares. And we decided so see all 24 of them. 

I would not say that it was an easy walk, because we stopped a lot to take pictures and share excitement. But it was such a wonderful time, that we fall in love with this city. 

After a long walk, we stopped in a cafe not far away from the market. 
It was a weird looking small cafe with some strange equipment inside. The interesting looking character inside served us THE ABSOLUTE BEST coffee in the US. This coffee reminded us of our European travel, because this type of coffee we had in Greece,  Turkey, and some other countries. After a one ounce cup you can't fall asleep for a couple of days... 

After that first visit Savannah had our hearts forever. 
And although we have seen each square so many times that it does not makes any sense to take pictures any more, and the cafe has changed ownerswith the coffee not being much better than a regular decaf in a gas station, we still keep coming back. 

To breathe the air full of unique scents, to watch activities and crowds go by the river, to sit in a park and let the kids play on a play ground, and to have unique feeling of belonging to this place, to generations that were here before us, and will be long after we are gone. 

Links: 

A WorldWeb Travel Guide Review

Take a tour of Savannah

Map of historic Savannah

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