Savannah

Sooo.....you might be wondering what we have been up to since returning from Europe. We spent the last three months visiting our three children and their families, getting medical checkups, and taking an Amtrak train ride through part of America. With winter rapidly approaching, we had planned on traveling through Central and South America until Europe warmed up. Unfortunately, the U.S. State Department site reported a high level of bandit and kidnapping activities in those areas, especially towards tourists. Discretion being the better part of valor, we changed plans and are now touring the southern United States. Members of our family have been encouraging us to visit Savannah, Georgia for sometime, so that is our first stop. So far, Savannah has been a pleasure. Southern charm has been in abundance; people have been very friendly; the setting has been beautiful; and the weather has been most cooperative.

Our apartment is located in a converted warehouse in the heart of the historic district. The great room is a combination dining room, living room...

...and kitchen area.

The architecture of Savannah is stunning.

Southerners seemed to know how to live well.

In the early twentieth century, singer/songwriter, Johnny Mercer lived and grew-up in this house on East Gwinnett Street.

In another neighborhood not far away, is the home of Juliette Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.

We had the pleasure of attending a very pleasant concert at the Saint John the Baptist Cathedral.

The central aisle and main altar of Saint John the Baptist Cathedral rivals any we saw in Europe.

The crèche scene in the Cathedral filled one of the side altar areas and took nearly ten days to assemble. It was more impressive than anything we saw in Rome last year.

Many of the old mansions were converted into Inns, like the Kehoe House pictured here.