We spent final weekend in Maryland on a household journey to Baltimore! Right here’s the recap of our go to from the aquarium to Camden Yards.
Household Journey To Baltimore
Earlier this summer season Thomas received an itch to do a household journey in a metropolis like he did a couple of occasions when he was a younger lad, so he deliberate a getaway for us to Baltimore!
I’ve fond reminiscences of downtown Baltimore with my grandfather. Once we have been little, he used to take us as much as his workplace after which out to lunch on the harbor.
After we arrived at our lodge (The Marriott, booked on factors after all), we walked to the harbor in direction of the aquarium.
We handed by the 9/11 Memorial and many pirate ships.
The Nationwide Aquarium
Our first cease was the Nationwide Aquarium, which was sadly a ZOO inside (pun supposed). So many individuals had the identical concept that you can barely transfer!
We nonetheless had a reasonably good time assembly large fish.
So crowded you can barely stroll!
My favourite exhibit was the jellyfish immersion!
We additionally appreciated the 4D present with particular results. Though Birch cried exhausting when water got here out of the display!
We had cafe meals for lunch which truly exceeded expectations. That’s a blackened salmon BLT I cut up with T.
We walked again to our lodge, stopping in a sweet retailer for a sizzling second. I like Nerds and need this shirt!
AirTag Tip
A buddy of mine beneficial AirTags to place in your youngsters at large locations like theme parks and baseball stadiums. We apply it to the downtown mall in Cville to to present Birch some freedom to run across the pavilion along with his brother. You possibly can put them of their shoe, pocket, or with a clip on ring like this one we’ve got. Extremely advocate!
The Orioles / Camden Yards
Subsequent cease on our household summer season enjoyable journey was an Orioles recreation! My grandfather was an enormous fan, but I’d by no means been to a recreation! Camden Yards was such a pleasant stadium – and it was large!!
We had nice lined seats behind residence plate.
Extremely advocate this orange-y beer. It was like a Blue Moon and an IPA with orange.
The children hated the Cracker Jacks – eye roll.
Mazen and I every had crab cake sandwiches for dinner. They have been made with lump crab meat and fairly good!
Getting To Mattress
After the sport ended (sadly the O’s didn’t win) we walked again to our lodge. Whereas the placement couldn’t have been extra excellent, the lodge was so extremely crowded that we didn’t have an excellent expertise. Our room wasn’t prepared till 5:30pm (whereas we have been on the recreation) and there have been so many individuals within the foyer making an attempt to test in that I used to be so glad I had the Bonvoy app with a cellular key. Getting an elevator was even worse however we lastly received to our room. (We tried to take the steps however couldn’t and not using a bodily key!)
Ultimately all of us showered and watched the Olympics in mattress!
Good morning
I forgot how loud metropolis sleeping is! We awoke quite a bit all evening to numerous sirens, together with the lodge alarm clock that somebody set for 6am, however by some miracle all of us slept till 8!
We shocked the boys with donuts for breakfast
Cousin Reunion
We had a lazy morning after which loaded up the automotive to drive as much as Towson the place my cousins stay! I took the boys by my grandparents’ outdated home and by the church the place my dad and mom have been married earlier than we met up with household.
We had an excellent go to together with getting to satisfy our littlest cousin who’s a 12 months older than Birch! We had BLTs and a few summer season fruit desserts for dessert.
After lunch we made our method again right down to Cville. I like a one-night journey that spans two full days <3 Recollections made!
