Day Trip to Baltimore

Last month, I miscalculated the start date of the Bloomsburg State Fair and almost had a mini meltdown. Control freaks don't take well to disappointment, eh? My husband called me from work after discovering the fair I had been waiting for all week wasn't due for yet another week. When you're clutching to anything to get you through a Friday after a stressful week, there's no good spin that can be made of bad news. That is, unless your husband comes home from work and asks if you want to go to Baltimore for the day, instead!

Baltimore Inner Harbor

Love the mosaic building. Note the jumbo, two-story (at least?) Barnes & Noble on the far left.

We had lunch nearby at Tír Na Nóg. Don only wanted a corned beef on rye - he had a fantastic corned beef sandwich at the Harford Fair. He pronounced Tír Na Nóg's as good, but paled in comparison to the one at the fair. He chose my lunch - pan roasted salmon with mushrooms, truffle essence, colcannon and greens. We celebrated our new restaurant find and the beginning of our day in Baltimore with bottles of Smithwicks.

No, we didn't have ice cream here. We hit the Marble Slab Creamery, instead. No pics this time, which means we will just have to go back.

Maryland Science Center

The initial plan was to head to the Baltimore Aquarium, but I discovered the Maryland Science Center while researching Baltimore online. Not only do I have a bizarre obsession with science museums, it's cheaper to go there than the aquarium!

We hit the Hubble 3D Imax movie first, then headed for the Planetarium to see The Sky Live, which was actually really interesting. Afterwards, we rushed up to the observatory for the last viewing of the sun.

This telescope dates back to 1924. Don saw a flare and I detected a couple sun spots.

Roarrr!!

I love dinosaurs. Yet another weird quirk.

While we were checking out local sites on my Garmin, I discovered we were within walking distance of a Whole Foods! FYI, the closest Whole Foods to our house is in New Jersey. I stocked up on chia seeds, bulk steel cut oats, pumpkin and a Lärabar for the coming Monday's brekkie. Oh, and some grapes for the trip back to our PA mountains.

I was desperate for pumpkin as it hadn't arrived in the stores here yet. My husband took pity on me and splurged on the last two in stock. It's not Libby's, but close enough.

I can't wait for another trip to Baltimore! Next time, we have to check out Charm City Cakes.