The National Aquarium – also known as National Aquarium in Baltimore and formerly known as Baltimore Aquarium – is a non-profit public aquarium located at 501 East Pratt Street on Pier 3 in the Inner Harbor area of downtown Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. Constructed during a period of...
Today, after church, and listening to my son’s message in church, the girls and I went to Baltimore for some shopping. One having nothing to do with the other, I should add. 🙂 Traveling along 295 North into Baltimore, we were quickly slowed and stopped by….we didn’t know what. A...
Someone once told me that I’ve been way too many times to our National Aquarium, but besides the price, I really do like it there. This outing was a bit disappointing, since they are making changes and we missed the dolphins, but there is always something wonderful to see.
From the Baltimore Sun: The Ravens scored 27 first-half points, tying the most ever in the John Harbaugh era, and kept pouring it on from there en route to a 55-20 blowout over the hapless Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon in front of an announced 71,339 at M&T Bank...
Sunday after church we organized to go to Baltimore’s Aquarium. Doing it this way, Miquel and Jenny wouldn’t have work and could go too. In fact, Miquel did the driving, which was perfect for me. He put on Queen radio, and a few Queen, Journey, and Bon Jovi songs later,...
It was time for tearful good-byes. My heart was never going to be ready for it, but I wasn’t mentally prepared either. The day to leave came so fast. It was time to go back to my other home in Maryland. This is going to be my life. 5 More...
So apparently as a child, I walked by a famous person on my outings in Baltimore without knowing it was Johnny Eck. “I met hundreds and thousands of people, and none finer than the midgets and the Siamese twins and the caterpillar man and the bearded woman and the human...
This is John’s 3rd visit to Maryland, and so, his third visit to Baltimore’s Aquarium. He likes it a lot (especially the Australian section). Since it was raining, we had to look for an indoor activity. John I don’t think would ever say no to a visit to the aquarium....
There doesn’t seem to be an agreement on why Pepsi will shut down in Baltimore, be it the economy or the city’s tax. I do think it’s fair to conclude you just shouldn’t start taxing everything in a BAD economy. It doesn’t help anything. At least, ask the 75 people...
Naturally one of the places I had to take Georgie was downtown Baltimore and its Harbor. We lunched at Phillips Seafood and had some of their award winning crab cakes. Georgie liked both the crab cakes and the local beer. The dessert cart looked good, but we were stuffed. Georgie...
Today, John’s sister, Georgie arrived from Penn Station in Baltimore to spend some time with us. Silas loves her already, and it looks like so does RubÃÂ! Today we spent the who day shopping at Arundel Mills Mall, and tomorrow we have planned a day outing at Harper’s Ferry! It’s...
Today Chris and I with our girls and Cammy went to Baltimore Harbor to pick up some souvenirs to take to Australia. I noticed when we were upstairs in the Pavilion that we had no view of the Harbor, only something big and gray. I figured it had to be...
After visiting the ships at the Harbor, we strolled around Baltimore Harbor in the evening….
The Santa Maria was a small nao, about 70 feet long, used as the flagship for the expedition for Christopher Columbus in 1492. She carried 40 men. Interest in reconstructing the Taylor Santa MarÃÂa started in the 1890s for the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage. The 1892 reconstruction depicted the ship...
While going over our home movies, I found this clip I thought would work well for a small video tour of Baltimore’s Aquarium. It truly is a wonderful aquarium, but the video only shows a small part of it. Since this was created in 1992, they’ve added so much to...
Like last year, we went to the Baltimore Harbor for fireworks. This year had some differences, we had Enric, Miranda, Silas and baby Rubàwith us! However, this year, Miquel had to work, and no Jenny either. On Chrissy’s side, we had Jim, Johnny, Britney, Adam, Sophia, and Cameron…but no...
Today Miranda and I took Silas into Baltimore to John Hopkins Hospital for an exam. This was our second trip into the city this week, and our second hospital, the first was to take mom to Union Memorial for a stent procedure. We sure were amazed at Union Memorial, it...
Today the good weather took Laura and I to the B&A Trail. It seems like forever that we had been there. The trail has about an 8-foot wide paved surface and is in good condition. The total length is 13 miles between Annapolis and Glen Burnie, MD. Once you reach...
A few times in the past I have given to Miquel as his Valentine’s present, Â a visit to the auto show in Baltimore’s Convention Center. In the years past, it has been overwhelmingly amazing and it was almost too much show to see in one visit. This year, I was...
It doesn’t seem that long ago we went to Rams Head to see Todd Rundgren. Imagine how it felt to see my own son and his band Embers 4 Ashes playing there! Last night was such a time. The band right before they were about to play. It was nice...
Today we had to close up the pool for the winter. For some reason, I found myself in the building and in an old box in the corner where my dad kept rusty old tools, I found a few big envelopes. Curious, I opened them and found two group photos...
Recently, Miranda sent me a lovely postcard from Wisconsin, so I put it together with Petra’s from Graceland and New Orleans. Also, I found an old one sent to me from Morocco and then I found one from the Mackinac Bridge, Niagara Falls, Washington D.C., and finally one from Baltimore....
Our July 4th started with a sit-down family lunch of Tortilla de Patatas. With everyone’s tummy happy, we decided to get some tennis in before heading out to the harbor. Already happy to have spent most of the day with my two children, I showered and looked forward to meeting...
John’s last full day here in Maryland, and we decided to take a quick trip into Baltimore and visit the B&O Railroad Museum. It had been years since I had been there, and I sure hadn’t seen it since the roof collapsed under the weight of a heavy snowstorm. I...
We finally got a day without rain and so we headed out to Baltimore Harbor to see the Aquarium as well (again). I decided while we were planning John’s holiday here, to add Fells Point to the tour. We didn’t even wait to get out of the parking lot to...
As an extra pre Christmas treat, I took everyone to La Tasca, located in Baltimore’s inner harbor. Around the holidays, my children grew up enjoying tapas, and I wanted to continue the tradition since we were all together. Silas was seated and looked ready for some different things to enjoy....
After doing some quick food shopping at Giant, (out of milk) we went to Baltimore’s National Aquarium . The aquarium has a collection of 16,500 specimens of 660 different species. Particular attractions include the dolphin display, rooftop rainforest, and central ray pool, and multiple-story shark tank. The National Aquarium in...
 Each year, I take one of my “valentines’ to the Motortrends Autoshow in Baltimore, Maryland. It has become quite a little tradition that the whole family likes. This year we each had cameras, flat shoes (ahem, Laura), ample card space, and plenty of fresh batteries. Also this year, Miquel...
As last year, I took one of my Sweethearts for an early Valentines to the MotorTrends Auto show. This is our second year going into Baltimore to see MotorTrends Auto Show. I missed Petra with us this year, but as far as what cars were there to see, I think...
Today the children and I, along with Enric and Miranda visiting in from Wisconsin, went to see the new AUSTRALIA exhibit at the Baltimore Aquarium! I have been excited about this new exhibit since its announcement over a year ago. The aquarium has always been a wonderful place to visit,...
My cousing Tanya keeps sending me cute emails. This one is not only very ‘cute’ its so true! For those who are from Baltimore, still live there, have traveled there, and/or plan to travel through there in the future…. BALTIMORE ROAD RULES First, you must learn to pronounce the city...
I’ve been on the net long ago to learn how to protect myself against predators who hijack your computer. I wish I had been better prepared for the hijacking that takes place in real life. Live and learn. We went to the Auto show in Baltimore, a yearly event at...
