Nic Trips

2019 Road Trip, Stop #6 Savannah, GA Day 2 - Tybee Island To the east of Savannah, about a 25 minute drive from downtown is the Atlantic coast and BEACH on Tybee Island. On the northern end lies a few sight seeing spots! First is the Tybee Island Light Station (and museum), seen below. I didn't go into the museum, but the view from outside was great as well - especially in the beautiful weather that continues to follow me everywhere I go! Across from the lighthouse and parking lot for the beach is Fort Screven, which was built in 1899 and used for coastal defense until it was shut down in 1947. Now it stands as a historic site and museum and is open to tourists for an admission fee. If you continue walking north from the lighthouse, to the left of the fort, you'll find the entrance to "North Beach". The beach stretches the entire eastern front of the island and split into 3 sections: North Beach, Mid Beach, and South Beach. The entire length of the thre...

2019 Road Trip, Stop #6 Savannah, GA Day 1 - The Historic District Savannah is a beautiful city that I have not been to since I was very little. I love architecture, the lush greenery and the hanging moss that droops from the trees and blows in the wind. It gives a feeling of old nature and tranquility. The city is full of groomed, green squares, art and history. On the day that I spent exploring (or rather shown around by my aunt) the downtown historic district of Savannah, we parked in the center on the east side and started north. Following Abercorn Street and walking through Colonial Park Cemetery. This is not the most famous cemetery in Savannah, but my aunt shared an interesting bit of history with me - that many of the graves were emptied or looted and gravestones defiled, moved or dates changed by the Union soldiers that occupied the area at one point during the Civil War. Moving across the district, you will pass through several squares, one of which (pi...