Ellen particularly liked how the city was originally planned in “wards” with each ward having a large park or “square” with homes and businesses for that ward surrounding the square. Really is conducive to community. Even today, people can be seen throughout the park on the many benches feeding the birds and squirrels, visiting, having lunch etc. There are many outdoor cafes and old men still sit outside of some of the older businesses (like the shoe-shine, barber shop) and like nothing better for you to stop and pass the time. The people are very friendly.
There are lots of old churches with extremely tall steeples, and with all the trees, it is difficult to get pictures that really show their magnificence.
Again, there is lots of iron work which used to be a way that a person could display his wealth.
Houses and walk-ways were often made with a mixture of shells, sand and clay making a “concrete” that gets harder with age. We walked and drove over many of these walk-ways that were laid in the 1700s.The rest of the historic streets were made of cobblestones. Very bumpy to drive over, but very beautiful.
We visited the famous Georgia Peanut Store where you can sample on 100’s of nuts. We sampled so many nuts that we were too full to buy anything.
There is a market on the harbor and it was fun to walk along and listen to all the wonderful street musicians sing or act or play an instrument for their supper money. Some were quite talented.
Later we visited the museum in the Visitor center. As you may know many movies have been filmed here. We say the place and original bench the Tom Hanks said “ life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get ”
Next we finally will head into Florida and plan to be in Orlando and stay at the Thousand Trails for 3 weeks. More later…………………
We visited the famous Georgia Peanut Store where you can sample on 100’s of nuts. We sampled so many nuts that we were too full to buy anything.There is a market on the harbor and it was fun to walk along and listen to all the wonderful street musicians sing or act or play an instrument for their supper money. Some were quite talented.
Later we visited the museum in the Visitor center. As you may know many movies have been filmed here. We say the place and original bench the Tom Hanks said “ life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get ”
Next we finally will head into Florida and plan to be in Orlando and stay at the Thousand Trails for 3 weeks. More later…………………
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