On The Road Again - Day 11

We left Savannah today, and this is the part of our trip where we start rounding our way back up to go home.  We are spending tonight in Atlanta, GA but have a couple of stops planned on our way there.

We couldn't head to Atlanta without looking for a few Walking Dead filming sites.  So we made our first stop at the film studio.  

This was on our way to a town called Senoia. Senoia is a super cute place that is used as "Woodbury" in the show Walking dead. 

It's also the town used in Driving Miss Daisy, Drop Dead Diva and Fried Green Tomatoes (among others). 

We popped into a Walking Dead store which also had a little museum of show props in the basement. 

After stretching our legs, we got back in the car to head to Atlanta. But on our way out of town we saw movie cranes and crew, filming an episode of walking dead.  We couldn't get close, but it was exciting just knowing they were down the street.

We got to Atlanta and checked into our hotel.  Angus, Logan and I took a walk in the Centenial Olympic Park.  There was a music and water show at the fountain, which quickly turned into a splash pad as soon as it was over! Logan got some good play time in before we went back to the hotel to rest up! 

Tomorrow we continue North to Knoxville, TN. 

On The Road Again - Day 10

Today we explored Savannah! We woke up and booked a tour on a trolley.  We were picked up at our hotel and traveled around the historic district.

This was a great way to see the city! ...but exploring on foot is always a bit more personal! We took Simon down to River street...

Then we continued on our tour.  After we completed the tour loop, we decided to hop off the trolley and explore some areas by foot. 

Forsyth park was a great spot where Logan (and Simon) could run around and play in the playground.

We toured inside the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.

Made a stop at one of the many town squares.  This one (Chippewa Square) might look familiar.  Just in front of that cement wall once stood a park bench.  This is where Forrest Gump told us about how life is like a box of chocolates! 

This steeple is across the street....the feather in the opening credits was dropped from here!

We detoured through the Colonial Park cemetery (said to be haunted!)   

Before returning to our hotel to get ready for dinner.  Simon and I decided to go back to a stop we learned about on our trolley tour for a ghost tour in the evening.   So we grabbed a (huge) pizza from Vinny Van Gogos in the city market for a quick bite. 

We made our way to one of the most haunted buildings in Savannah...the Sorrel-Weed house (known as the pumpkin house).  It has a wicked past and has been featured on a number of ghost hunter shows.  We got EMF detectors, and did some hunting of our own! It was lots of fun! 

...we finished the night with another cone from Leopold's...delish! 

On The Road Again - Day 9

We were back on the road again today, as we made our way to Savannah, GA. As we headed out of Charleston, we did a drive by a pretty street called "Rainbow Row."

(I have to add a picture here!) 

Our first stop on our drive was the Angel Oak.  

This oak tree is said to be the oldest living thing east of the Mississippi.  There's evidence that it is 600-700 years old, with the possibility that it could be even 1000 years old! 

We continued on our drive, through swamp land...

...and took a scenic drive through a wildlife refuge.  We bumped into a few alligators!! 

Continuing on, we made our way into Savannah!

After settling into our hotel, we went for a walk along river street which had cute shops! Our favourite was this candy shop. 

We had a little snack at Leopold's ice cream, which was delishious! It's a family owned old fashioned soda fountain, with homemade ice cream.  One of the brothers who owns the store happens to be a Hollywood big wig and the store acts as a mini museum.  

Tomorrow we will tour and explore Savannah!