Savannah, Georgia

4th of July, 2006 My family went away for a couple of days to the most charming, historic and beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia... it was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia.

This place is truly amazing! It is like being lost in the past... wherever you look, the homes and buildings are gorgeous colonial architecture, old oak trees everywhere drapped with moss, enchanting parks and even the new buildings are built to make them look like centruries old to preserve the colonial feel in the whole city of Savannah.

My family stayed at Hyatt in the Historic Riverfront. To our amazement, the hotel is very modern looking inside and out... although it is a first rate hotel, to me it’s almost an eye-sore compared to all the old charming hotels and bed & breakfast houses around. The hotel is in a great location though! the ground level is the same as the River Street where all the shops and restaurants are an attraction by themselves. We ate at a Greek Restaurant that had the best osso buco I ever eaten. The restaurant is inside a building that was built in the early 1800’s... wow, it was kind of eerie and the streets going in and out are paved with probably the original cobblestones. The following day, we went on a guided-tour bus around the city. It really felt like we had gone by in time... the good old times!

Hyatt... where we stayed

River Street... just below Hyatt Hotel

Greek Restaurant on River Street

Historic Riverfront... just outside Hyatt

we're on a Bus Tour...
horse-drawn carriage is also available for tours...

Forsytt Park... 

the building in the background was design to make it look like the Buckingham Palace

one of the many charming bed & breakfast

Savannah Cotton Exchange

Washington guns... remains from the Civil War

shops

a sad story behind this monument... a young lady waves to passing ships in hopes that it is her beloved's ship coming back from the war to marry her... but years gone by and he never did come back... she waved the flag for 44 years! wow, that's devotion...