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Being a good tourist, I took the bus tour before lunch, then spent the afternoon walking around on my own. There was a festival on the riverfront - for the Memorial Day weekend I assume - complete with martial music and army recruiters and tricked-out Humvee's on display.
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There was a constant flow of monster cargo ships down the river. Not to mention the fake riverboats.
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There is a park / square every two blocks in Savannah, and most (21 of the original 24) have been preserved. Each one has at least one big monument I think, and lots of magnolias and live oaks dripping with Spanish moss. The Forrest Gump bench scene was shot on the far side of this statue supposedly.
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Just like Charleston, lots of beautifully restored magazine-cover-perfect multi-million dollar homes. For those of you who read "Midnight in the Garden...", this is the Mercer House. Ex-home of Jim Williams, where the murder occurred.
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I walked through Forsyth park, and about 10 teams were playing Frisbee football, coed, with team T-shirts, coaches screaming from the sidelines and everything. I struck up a conversation with one of the guys standing on the sideline. He said they've been having these annual "hat" tounaments in Savannah for the last eight years.
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Action shot!! Players come from all over the country, put all their names in a hat and choose names to form teams. Everyone plays, healthy competition, but no drunk Frisbee hooligans getting in fistfights and tearing up the stadium. Maybe there's hope for humanity yet!
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