Weekend Away

Last weekend, Mike and I had our annual weekend away (to celebrate our anniversary). This year we went to Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Baltimore, to most people, may not sound like a romantic city to visit... but if you stay in the Inner Harbor, it's a lot of fun. We found a group of hotels named "HarborMagic" and chose the Brookshire Suites. Why? It was the cheapest. :-) The hotel was ok, but I'm willing to bet the suites themselves were nicer than our cramped regular room. Plus it was a little dated. But other than that, we couldn't complain. They offered shuttle service to take you to the other two hotels (one right on the water at Pier 5 was a contemporary, new hotel... and the other was in Fells Point in a historic inn), they offered free chocolate buffet on Saturday, free breakfast buffet each morning, and we even took in a free demonstration of how to make crab crepes. At some point, they may even update their website and show our pictures at these events.

We ate dinner at PF Chang's (wow... really nice place!) and a Spanish tapas bar/restaurant at the Harborplace. Both had a really great menu and "atmosphere". We lunched at ESPN Zone (nice, but we'd only return if there was a game to watch) and Phillips Buffet (not so great). Oh well, 3 out of 4 isn't too bad.

Our package deal even included tickets to the National Aquarium and dolphin show. The kids were bummed. Last time we went to the aquarium, we had to skip the dolphin show due to timing.

All in all, it was a nice time. Not necessarily quiet due to being in a city. But we did catch a few glimpses of the thousands of Baltimore Marathon runners from 13 stories up as they ran past the hotel. "Jellybeans with legs" as one lady behind us remarked. :-)