What’s your best memory of staying cool in travel on a hot summer day?
“Savannah is adorned with extraordinary architecture, lush botanicals, and charming city squares.” (Historic Tours of America)
I knew it was going to be uncomfortably hot and muggy on the day we planned to visit the historic downtown corridor of Savannah, Georgia to begin our road trip. So Ruth and I decided to “beat the heat” by booking an old town Savannah trolley tour. Setting out from the tourist welcome center, our plan involved taking advantage of the “hop on hop off” option to managably access the impressive number of places that we wanted to see. But as we settled into the shuttle’s relaxing open air comfort, we unexpectedly stayed on board and went around the ninety minute loop three times instead.
Further driving our decision to remain seated on the bus, I must also give high praise to our three tour guides we encountered on these itineraries who combined friendly enthusiasm and deep knowledge of the area. Most importantly, they were able to cue me in when and where to take the best photographs in a more patiently thoughtful manner. So as you can discern from these snapshots below, my Old Town trolley impressions on this day expressed my admiration for the slower pace of life found along it’s picturesque city squares, shaded oak tree canopies and cobblestone lined riverbank pathways.
Savannah proved to be a rewarding first stop for our summer adventure. If the rest of our journey offers as much history, beauty and thoughtful hospitality as we experienced here, we’re off to a wonderful beginning.
Blog Source:
https://www.visittheusa.com/destinations/georgia/savannah/
Snippets of a Traveling Mind 
Great pictures that showed a majority of the 22 squares. Each square had statues of famous people and the squares names didn’t reflect it. As Jim said each guide shared many different things. Highly recommended it. Beats driving and pay/find parking. We parked at the Welcome Center free.
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