I think I can receive a pass for using that worn out title as a line since I never actually saw the movie. Sorry, Mudda, I just *told* you that we were going to the movies when you dropped us at the theater (two screens even then, folks), instead we cruised the Plaza. <shoulda seen the movie instead>
Charley and I traveled to the east coast recently and enjoyed the sights, slurps, and sounds of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Cape May, NJ. Phila and Cape May, as per normal, did not disappoint, and the majority of the photos are from my first experience in Baltimore: Photo Album
There's a rogue photo that I snapped for my seester, of myself and my newest foot care purchase, The PedEgg. There's also a paparazzi shot of a giant stuffed monkey in the backseat of a car. You can also notice a stuffed frog wrapped around the passenger side's head rest. I'd like to think that this was a getaway car, taking stuffed test lab animal subjects to a refuge in a land free of needle probes and toxic cosmetic injections.
Baltimore is a unique little-big city that offers more history and sites than we could take in during the afternoon we were there, but I wholly recommend a trolley/bus tour if you're in the town. Catch the 12:30pm tour in front of the National Aquarium, and ask for Doc to be your guide. Tell him the Texan sent ya! He'll tell you the story of how, when he was stationed with the military in San Antonio in 1963, he loaded up the family and drove straight to Dallas the day after JFK was assassinated, ostensibly to catch a glimpse of the shooter(s). On the Baltimore food front, naturally we wanted crab cakes so Mo's Seafood's Little Italy location was our pick. I've never seen (or tasted) so much crab meat in a cake, sans fillers.
Thanks to Charley's parents, we experienced a new dining experience in Philadelphia, The Perch. My chicken Caesar was deeeeeelectable and the beer selection was nicely arranged for most beer-dies.
Cape May, NJ has a plethora of hotels and B&Bs that bring charm and comfort for a visit to the shore town, and this time we stayed at The Mooring. Charley is the lodging snob in our relationship, but even he was more than pleased with the accommodations. Union Park offered some of the finest food I've tasted AND it's BYOB. Yes, ladies and gents, 'fine' can equate to BYOB. While in Cape May, Charley's rockstar swimmer of a niece competed in the National Lifeguard Championship, which was conveniently staged IN Cape May. As one of the members of our group quipped, the competition area of the beaches looked like a recruiting ground for Abercrombie & Fitch models. As someone who never took swim lessons as a child and instead learned via the sink or swim method, I was highly impressed by the athleticism exhibited by the lifeguards. During the school year, rockstar niece swims competitively for a division 1 university.
It's been a wonderful summer packed with equally wondrous vacations, but I admit that I'm looking forward to staying marooned at home, at least until the holiday season begins.
