I had never been to Baltimore (besides the airport), so I decided to take a day and check it out a couple weekends ago. My friends Emily, Joe and Alissa came along.
We spent a lot of time around the Inner Harbor, walking around and riding in a paddleboat. Then we took a short trek through part of Little Italy, and we ended up at a great beer bar in Fells Point. (My friend had suggested the bar, so it was on my list of places we had to go.) We also visited Fort McHenry (where the battle and flag that inspired the Star-Spangled Banner was).
This restaurant in Little Italy was very cute. One of the painted doorways on the side says “Bocce Cafe.”
We had lunch and beer at Max’s Taphouse in Fell’s Point. On our walk back, we passed these really cute rowhouses with little cellars. I had a Mikkeller Drink in the Sun (hoppy summer ale) and a saison (I can’t remember which one). (Actually I had only half glasses of each since we were spending all day in the sun.)
The flag being lowered at Fort McHenry. It flies the 15-star flag, which is what was flying during the battle from the War of 1812. They were switching it out for a smaller version of the flag. It’s a bit confusing, but they seem to change sizes based on weather conditions as the size that flew during the battle is very large and can be unruly. Also, each time the country has a new flag (49 stars, 50 stars, etc.), the new flag flies at Fort McHenry before anywhere else.
Pretty nice view from the fort.
This ’80s sand sculpture was in Inner Harbor. Mario!
