If traffic is moving, you can be in Maryland in 10 minutes from where I live. It is literally right across the Potomac River, as the eagle flies less than 3 miles away. I have walked there and back from here.
Maryland is the heart of the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern United States. It is an amazingly diverse state, with sandy beaches on the Atlantic, fertile farmlands, Baltimore and the DC suburbs as major cities, and out in the western part of the state mountains and even a couple of snow ski resorts.
As close as I live, I spend little time in Maryland. Every few years we will fly out of Baltimore Washington International airport (BWI.) BWI is nowhere near Washington DC, and transit connections from there into the city are slow and if you need to ride Amtrak ridiculously expensive. The best value for travel between DC and Baltimore, including BWI, is the MARC commuter trains operated by the state of Maryland. For less than $20 round trip, it is a nice ride. But the schedule focusses on workday rush hour, with little or no service outside of the expected commuter hours.
Baltimore is a neat old port city. The inner harbor area is fun.
Just across the River from us, is National Harbor, a collection of newish hotels, restaurants and shops, a convention center, and an MGM Grand Casino. I visit National Harbor 4-5 times a year.
The inner harbor area is beautiful and we loved the aquarium. We used to love going to an antique show in the city every year. We flew out of Baltimore a couple of times when we lived in DC. We paid for limos both times. I don’t even know what the connections were like back then.
ReplyDeleteWe should spend more time in Baltimore.
DeleteI've never associated Maryland with Washington DC. My bad for American geography. And that is where Baltimore is located?
ReplyDeleteBaltimore is the largest city in the state of Maryland, and is about 35 miles northeast of Washington DC.
DeleteI have been to Baltimore a few times and loved the city and the Inner Harbor and the history. I think I walked every inch of that place.
ReplyDeleteI took a bike over a couple of times, and road around the harbor from the container port to Ft McHenry.
DeleteI feel like you live in the heart of all the action. You are surrounded by history and beauty and nature all in one spot.
ReplyDeleteLiving here was a choice for us.
DeleteMy sister lives in Philadelphia and sometimes we'll take I-70 through Maryland rather than the PA Turnpike. My niece went to Johns Hopkins and we took a few trips out there to watch her play field hockey. We enjoyed exploring the Baltimore harbor area.
ReplyDeleteWe drove 70 on our way back last fall. Stopped up in the mountains someplace for the night.
DeleteI had considered moves to Maryland numerous times. Have been many, many times. When doing drag, at one time, I had weekend shows weekly in Balitmore for over a year. And a shop Madame Woo, was where I'd get my wigs, and had them styled too. And the State Fair was always one of the best.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been to a state fair, since I started blogging.
DeleteDon't forget that there is also Annapolis as well as the
ReplyDeleteeastern shore.
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I have been to Annapolis a couple of times. Going east from there the bridge and highways are congested and way out of date.
DeleteMy first wife and our two boys once, many years ago, lived in Gaithersburg for a year or two.
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