Sights of Savannah, Savannah, Georgia, USA

This Savannah home hints of New Orleans to me.

The most iconic tree of the south, the southern live oak, adorns most parks and squares.

Cool kids, candy, and cobblestones on River Street.

Old stone and wrought iron fencing.

A paddle-wheel boat on the Savannah river.


One of the 22 squares in downtown Savannah. All were designed in the 18th or 19th century. Each is roughly 200x200 and provides welcome green space in an urban environment.

Candy of Savannah, Savannah, Georgia, USA

French settlers in New Orleans are reputed to have brought pralines to America.  Folks in the South used pecans instead of almonds and also added milk or cream and thus was born the well known praline of today.  They make them here in Savannah (and give out free samples).

Scooping out the warm mixture to cool and harden on the marble slab.

Ready for sale.

Pralines with a nice big blob of dark chocolate.

And they make taffy, too!  It was soft and smooth - not like the nasty hard tooth-filling-pullers I remember from my youth. The machine that shapes, cuts and wraps the pieces shown here was

99-years old and still cranking out the candy.