Very nice city

As it turned out, we spent two days here in Savannah when only one had been planned. That allowed time to take a trolley tour with some "old folks" ( the oldest of whom was 104 !!!!!! ). The city was laid out by an English fellow, General Overthorp before he had even seen the site. It is basically planned around squares. Everyone of the original 24 squares ( 21 remain) had to have at least one church and civil building facing the square. The historic area includes many Live Oak and Cyprus trees along with Palms. We went to the Pirates' House for lunch. Construction of the first part of this building started in 1734 as The Herb House which was part of the Trustees Garden. This experimental garden was started to see what would grow in this area. In 1753 the House opened as an inn for seafarers. It retains most of it's original structure, including dowel joined beams in the Captain's Room ( which is where we ate). The Herb House is incorporated inside the main structure.
The top pic shows some of the wrought iron work which is very common in the Historic Section. Number two, is the smallest house in all Savannah at 530 sft. It is for sale.......$250,000.00+. The bottom photo is the exterior of the Pirates' House...not much to look at outside ( it's 257 years old ) but the inside has "patina".