Once again we had several choices of tours. We picked the deluxe tour that took three hours. Our tour guide was like a walking encyclopedia. He knew names, dates and historical facts that quickly over loaded us. His father turned out to be a well known reporter working for Walter Cronkite. We saw every square in town, housing that freedom slaves had built and lived in as well as famous other homes. We saw Juliet Low’s home, who founded the first American Girl Scout Troop in 1912. It was difficult to take pictures from the mini bus so when we returned to our car we went back to some of the sites that we thought were unique. We went inside the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist built in 1873. It was absolutely beautiful inside. 
We drove down to the river front and found a nice restaurant for lunch. Then we walked and walked the river front. Lots of shops and restaurants everywhere. 
We saw several statues; one honoring the many black slave families, 
one for the Viet Nam War and one named, “The Waving Girl“. In the early years of the 20th century the city light-tender’s sister, Florence Martus, became known to seamen all over the world for waving at every ship. One legend maintains that she promised her sailor sweetheart to greet every ship until his return. 
We saw several statues; one honoring the many black slave families, 
one for the Viet Nam War and one named, “The Waving Girl“. In the early years of the 20th century the city light-tender’s sister, Florence Martus, became known to seamen all over the world for waving at every ship. One legend maintains that she promised her sailor sweetheart to greet every ship until his return. 
We enjoyed Savannah, and as so many other southern cities, it is full of history and beautiful architecture .
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