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 time Thomas received an itch to do a household journey in a metropolis like he did just a few 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 in fact), we walked to the harbor in direction of the aquarium.
We handed by the 9/11 Memorial and plenty of pirate ships.
The Nationwide Aquarium
Our first cease was the Nationwide Aquarium, which was sadly a ZOO inside (pun meant). 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 favored the 4D present with particular results. Though Birch cried laborious when water got here out of the display screen!
We had cafe meals for lunch which really 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 really like Nerds and wish this shirt!
AirTag Tip
A buddy of mine really useful AirTags to place in your kids at massive 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 may put them of their shoe, pocket, or with a clip on ring like this one we now have. Extremely suggest!
The Orioles / Camden Yards
Subsequent cease on our household summer time 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 suggest this orange-y beer. It was like a Blue Moon and an IPA with orange.
The youngsters 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 incredible 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 cell 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 lots all evening to varied sirens, together with the lodge alarm clock that somebody set for 6am, however by some miracle all of us slept till 8!
We stunned the boys with donuts for breakfast
Cousin Reunion
We had a lazy morning after which loaded up the automobile to drive as much as Towson the place my cousins dwell! I took the boys by my grandparents’ previous home and by the church the place my mother and father have been married earlier than we met up with household.
We had an incredible go to together with getting to fulfill our littlest cousin who’s a yr older than Birch! We had BLTs and a few summer time fruit truffles for dessert.
After lunch we made our means again right down to Cville. I really like a one-night journey that spans two full days <3 Recollections made!