Beautifully dark Savannah

I don't even know where to start - Savannah is just magnificent. Firstly, it is located on the Atlantic Coast, which for me, is a HUGE plus. Secondly, it is a beautiful mix of Georgian, Edwardian, Gothic, Renessaince, Regency and Victorian architecture - everything is so skillfully decorated - the parks, the front gardens of the houses, the restaurants and cafes, I just couldn't get enough of the magical beauty. I also saw, for the very frist time, the spanish moss! It makes everything look like in a fairytale or horror-film, depending in the time of day you are seeing them. We stayed at a cute air bnb with two super cute and cuddly dogs, which we really enjoyed.

We learned about the dark past of the city, as Savannah was one of the main slave trade hubs and keepers in the US. The city was built exclusively by enslaved people, and I do believe that they are the ones deserving all the praise and credit for the beauty and prosperity around us.

Owen's Thomas House and Slave Quarters did a great job in presenting the duality of life in Savannah - from the perspective of the ,,owners" and the enslaved people who lived opposite from each other in complete different universes. It was heartbraking, but I really liked the way they brought such a difficult topic closer to the visitors.

We had super good food here - and a wonderful day at the beach - on the peninsula called Tybee Island. The streets were full of vacation homes, seafood shacks and souvenir shops. After a WAY too LARGE lunch of fried green tomatoes and chicken tacos we went to the beach to delight in our CBD drinks (which are btw, completely legal in the US). After we got bored, we decided to walk to the end of the island (about 5 km). We ended up seeing the sunset over the dunes and ocean, which was pretty magical 😻. There were crabs, seagulls, fish and cute shells everywhere. The North Beach was way more quiet and serene than the one we where dropped off in the south.

We found our way out of the dunes somewhere in the middle of nowhere, next to a well-lit car park. We thought it's a good place to call an uber to. Only later did we realize that we were ar the police station and possibly, next to a local jail. The uber driver was immensely delighted of picking up two idiot tourists instead of criminals 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

These were some great 3 days spent in such a historic and monumental place.
Thank you Savannah, I hope to be back one day ❤️.

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