Day 5: Savannah to Atlanta

So, before heading for Atlanta, we wanted to check out Forsyth Park a little more since it was not really included on either of the tours we went on.   As I'm sure you have read in both Lis's and April's blog yes I did decide that since I'm only 4' 11" I could pass for a 12 year old, sort of, and went down the slide.  It was fun, haha.  After the park I wanted to get a picture of the 100 year old live oak next to Candler Hospital, yes it is haunted, but didn't take any pictures on the night of the ghost tour.  After the park we still had plenty of time before we should leave for Atlanta, we went to the Isaiah Davenport House.  This is a Federalist style house.  Probably one of the most informative tours about the actual house and not just the family like I feel many of the other tours we had been on before.   Before leaving Savannah we decided since April and I didn't get to get our ice cream the night before because the mini bus actually arrived when we called for it, we stopped at Leopold's Ice Cream Shoppe.  I got Honey Almond ice cream, which was really good.

Forsyth Park

Candler Oak, next to the haunted hospital

Garden at the Davenport House

The drive to Atlanta was pretty uneventful for me since I slept a good part of it.  We did have plans to stop at Stone Mountain Park before heading to the hotel, but I forgot to check when the park closed and we arrived too late, oops, lesson learned always check open and closing times.   We arrived at the Hotel Indigo, which has to be my favorite hotel on the whole trip, even if the room was really small and the bathroom could be hazardous if you were not careful.  So we were left with the dilemma of what to do for dinner, April took charge and picked this family run Italian place outside of Atlanta.  After a scary drive on the highway to get there, and I live in the metro DC area and and was slightly scared, we made it there alive.  Of course when I had the oil changed in my car before the trip they forgot to reset the maintenance required light, so I had to remember how to turn that off, which the guy at the dealership showed me how to do once before when they forgot.  Dinner was chicken parm, chicken alfredo and garlic bread all of which was wonderful.  Then back to the hotel for some much needed sleep.

Hotel Indigo