This past weekend, Amber and I went with a couple friends to see the Cubs rout the Pirates on Friday night (good thing we went that night as the Cubs lost the next two in extra innings!). It was a fun night and an active game as baseball games go as the Cubs scored in virtually every inning. As always, the view of Pittsburgh is great from PNC Park (the tickets are cheap too!), and this night's game ended with a great fireworks display.Then, on Saturday, while Amber's car was getting some minor repairs (to the tune of over $400 - eeek!), we decided to take a road trip to Ba
ltimore and quickly reserved hotel rooms for two nights. We found some decent hotels at a great price out by the Baltimore airport, which was only a ten minute drive from downtown (which beats paying for overnight parking downtown!). So, four hours later on Saturday night, we were walking the streets of downtown Baltimore by the harbor of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore's skyline isn't as spectacular as Pittsburgh's but the harbor sure is an added bonus - as well as the amazing crab cakes!
ltimore and quickly reserved hotel rooms for two nights. We found some decent hotels at a great price out by the Baltimore airport, which was only a ten minute drive from downtown (which beats paying for overnight parking downtown!). So, four hours later on Saturday night, we were walking the streets of downtown Baltimore by the harbor of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore's skyline isn't as spectacular as Pittsburgh's but the harbor sure is an added bonus - as well as the amazing crab cakes! Ove
rall, we didn't really do all that much while in Baltimore. We walked, shopped, checked the parking meter to ensure we didn't get a ticket, enjoyed the cable TV in the hotel room, and took pictures of the various museums from afar as opposed to actually paying the cost of going in. Baltimore has several museums around the harbor including the USS Constellation, a ship that seized 14 slave ships and freed over 400 slaves while it was in use.
rall, we didn't really do all that much while in Baltimore. We walked, shopped, checked the parking meter to ensure we didn't get a ticket, enjoyed the cable TV in the hotel room, and took pictures of the various museums from afar as opposed to actually paying the cost of going in. Baltimore has several museums around the harbor including the USS Constellation, a ship that seized 14 slave ships and freed over 400 slaves while it was in use. 
In the cultural district, we viewed the first monument to George Washington, found a monument commemorating the French soldier, Marquis de Lafayette, who supported Washington during the Revolution (and happens to be the person whom my hometown is named after), walked through the Peabody Institute, and strolled by some of Baltimore's other museums.
In the evening, we walked around downtown again, struck up a long conversation with a homeless man (we noticed a lot of them actually) and gave him a couple dollars, and took a picture of the boyhood home of Babe Ruth. Other than that, I just enjoyed taking pictures.
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