Colorful trolleys, buses and horse-drawn carriages carry tourists through the streets of savannah in guided tours .
the sweeping staircases, the frosted glass doors, the fancy wrought-iron grillwork, the gas lanterns, the oriels (crossword puzzles are not a waste of time), the guardian lions and dolphin-shaped drainpipes that we came across as we walked the historic district.
Imagine running past a fire hydrant ? That’s about what it feels like . And it’s a blast .Once the captain gets close to the heart of the Horseshoe Falls , the spray blowing Ito the boat is so think , it feels more like the watery end of the world than the most beautiful thing you’ve ever encountered . It’s so powerful , your poncho is inflated like a balloon , and you can barely stand up .
Construction of the Cog Railway was begun in 1866, however, and completed to the summit – approximately three and a half miles – in 1869. 150 years later, the railway is still popular among tourists, pretty much unchanged in operating practices.