Savannah, Georgia was originally designed with 24 town squares, and of those 24, 22 exist today.  Interestingly, the 22nd one was only restored to being a square back in 2010 (it had been turned into a parking garage! Read about that here).  I mentioned last week that it took me a little bit to “get” Savannah, and these squares were the key to me getting it.

On our last trip to Savannah, Holly and I decided to take one of the many walking tours that are offered in the city.  We landed on Savannah Dan as our tour guide, and led us through 5 of the 22.  Dan is a wonderful guide and extremely knowledgeable.  And it was through this guided walk that I really began to appreciate, not only the squares themselves, but also all the buildings surrounding the squares.

From a photography standpoint, as with Poland, I found myself attracted to the lamp posts, but also the gorgeous trees adorned in Spanish moss.  After having taken the walking tour, Holly and I went back through the squares on the following day so that we could really take our time and I could spend some time photographing.

More next week!

–Dan Thompson