Before getting to Savannah I had to transfere twice. First in Tallahasse and then in Jacksonville (Twilight connection! :)) In Tallahasse, after reboarding the bus, a guy told me that the book I was reading was really good. I'm reading a Nora Roberts book right now and I consider this as chicklit so I was suprised to hear he had read it.
On the bus I sat behind the driver who started to talk to me. When he heard that I was doing night trips all the time he told me to always try to sit next to somebody that looks normal and try to sit in the front.... I told him that I had been traveling for a while and that I kind of knew how to behave but that I was thankful for the advice, he was a really nice busdriver compared to the one we had before.
The one on the last ride was very strict. If somebody laught, hopp he took his mikrophone and told them so shut up. And one time he wanted to make an announcement but that he would only say something if everybody was quiet (It's like school :)) I kind of understand that. However, the only person making noise was a baby crying. He literally waited 10 minutes till the kid was quiet to speak!
Anyway, back to the guy how told me my book was good.
So at the next transfere in Jacksonville he was standing in front of me in the line to board. We still had some time to kill so he started talking. He told me he was in the army and that it was stupid but that he was doing it to save money to get his book published. So I asked him if he had really written a book.
Yes he had, it's a 400 page fantasy novel where he explains that all these creatures like elves and dragons really excisted and that humans killed them all and that therefore humanity had lost all it's magical powers blablablabla all I was doing was nodding ans saying "oh that's interesting" and "Oh i hope u get it published" anyway.
I got to Savannah early in the morning. The cow at the ticket counter told me that she couldn't keep my bag with her because of safty reasons and that the lockers had also been removed because of safty! So I had to hit the city with all my luggage.
Savannah is really pretty, it's full of squares that are in the middle of the streets. Basically it's a city full of little parks. One of them is where they shot the benche scene from the Forest Gump Movie. It has a wierd name that I can't even pronounce, maybe you can
Isn't it beautiful? And parks like that really are everywhere, every two blocks you can go sit down in the green.
I had read in the guide book that the air in Savannah had a special scent. I didn't really believe that but it is true. It's a heavy parfume kind of smell, but good. I don't know, it's really hard to describe.
Anyway Savannah is awesome it's ful of history (slavery, civel war etc.) and has all these beautiful mansions. Walking around makes you feel like you just stept out of Gone with the Wind
This house, the Davenport house, is considered one of the most fascinating when it comes to it's architecture (as far as I remember), obviously they mean the inside cause I don't find it really spectaculare from the outside.
Personally, I would take this one anyday!
Then there is also the historic river street that, of course, runs along the Savannah river. The cotton exchange was here and now it's full of little restaurants and souvenir places. Following this street I got to City Market, a cute place that is packed with tourists how visit the many galleries there and have lunch in one of the countless restaurants.
river street
the beginning of city market
After walking around for three houers I decided it was time to go back, enough of carrying all that stuff with me. So I went back to the bus station. I had actually planned to take the 6.30pm bus to Biloxi (changing again in Jacksonville, Talahasse and Mobile)but I found out that there was a 1.20pm bus to Jacksonville so I took this one and would wait there for the bus to Talahasse)
So I got on the bus and a guy asked if he could sit next to me which I thought was wierd because there were a lot of free benches left to sit on. But what was I supposed to say, and anyway, it was only a 2 hour ride. However, this guy was really wierd. I don't know where he had his hands but I definitly couldn't see them. Luckily, ten minutes into the trip the bus driver took an emergency stop because apparently something was wrong with the bus. I took theis opportunity to change seats. The girls that now sat behind me told me that he had been on a bus with them before and that he was being touchy and way to talky. Anyway, the trip went on and after another emergency stop we made it to Jacksonville without further incidents.
I got into line to get my ticket to Biloxi. The lady told me that if I didn't want to hang out at the station just two streets down there was a place called Atlanta Landing (I don't really remember the name but it was definitly something that included landing). I heard the other agent explaining the same thing to the girl next to me (remember what I said about eavesdropping a couple posts ago?) so I asked her if she wanted to go together, I had also heard that she was going to take the same bus as me so it worked out perfectly.
At this landing place, there are a lot of different restaurants. Monica, the girl's name, split up. She went to get something to eat and I went to starbucks and we would meet there again. In all of Savannah I could not find a Starbucks or a Mcdonald to go online so I was happy to be able to check my eMail here.
Back at the bus station we still had 'bout an hour and a half to kill. It went by really fast though, we talked about travelling and this and that. Then it was time to board and I was on my way to Biloxi and the next Hard Rock Cafe. I must say I'm happy that I get to sleep in a real bed again for a night tomorrow and finally shower and wash my hair. So that's it for now
xoxo
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