| I flew into Baltimore Saturday morning, to a rainy dawn. By the time I took the light rail into the city, the rain had stopped. | |
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I walked to the grave of Edgar Allan Poe, in a church courtyard. |
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Baltimore is still home to the Ravens. |
| I walked around the city more, aiming to get to the aquarium as it opened. |  |
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| This looks amazingly dreary - in person it was much nicer. |  |
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The National Aquarium in Baltimore. Below, a view from Federal Hill Park. |
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| That's not even the first giant hand I've seen this year. |  |
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I enjoyed walking around the harbor area, although I didn't have time to go to any of the boats or other attractions around there. A German frigate was offering tours, but not until later in the day. |
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| With a bunch of screaming kids and Red Sox fans I explored the Aquarium for more than an hour, but I didn't stay for the dolphin show. |
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One of the more subtle applications of bright blue neon I've seen. Still, it's huge bright blue neon. |
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My chemist friends have often told me that being a chemist is defined by mixing and pouring. Those chemists sure are serious about their pouring. |
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| Not just fish! |  |
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The tower in the distance is a monument to George Washington, which my guidebook suggested had a great view at the top. However, all the gates around it looked like they had been locked for some time. The terrorists have already won! |
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I didn't go into the museum, but Babe Ruth was born around here. |
| I headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards for the first game of an Orioles/Red Sox doubleheader. |  |
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The stadium was great - I'd estimate that I, 28,000 Red Sox fans, 10,000 Orioles fans, and 10,000 people disguised as empty seats enjoyed the 7-5 Red Sox win. |
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I took the light rail back to the airport and came home. |
| Below, the obligitory airport fetish shot. |  |
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