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Annapolis

On Saturday, Tim and I had planned to go camping for the night, but the weather said rain, so we decided to take a visit to Annapolis, which is only 32 miles away from our apartment.

We both had never been there before. It was such a beautiful city! Apparently, it contains the highest number of intact colonial buildings of any place in the U.S. We mostly walked around in the historic section of the city. We went to the Naval Academy, walked around and looked at all the colonial houses, saw kids trick-or-treating at the Governor's Mansion, took a ghost tour at night, went to an Irish pub for dinner, bought (and ate) some Annapolis Mud fudge, bought (and ate) some freshly made ice cream, walked along the docks and enjoyed the Chesapeake Bay.


Tim and I both agreed that our day in Annapolis was our favorite day in Maryland so far. In fact, it's actually my favorite little city that I've ever been to in the U.S. If we had enough money and there were enough jobs down there, I would love to live there for a bit (or forver).

Here are reasons why we love Annapolis:


-it's charming
-people there are extra nice and helpful
-there are lots of Navy people walking around (and people in the Navy tend to be nice and polite and respectful)
-the streets in the downtown are cobblestone
-the sidewalks are made of brick
-there are lots of nice shops and food places
-there were about four ice cream parlors on one quarter mile strip of street
-it's right on the water
-it's apparently the U.S. capital for sailing
-the downtown area is walkable
-there are small alleys everywhere, so its reminiscent of europe
-there are lots of different types of people there
-there are many art galleries
-i don't think i'd ever tire of walking the narrow streets, admiring all the nooks and crannies

Here are some pictures:

Has anyone else been to Annapolis?

What else? Tonight, I made pork fried rice for dinner. Tim really liked it:

Good night.

kid umbrellas

You know those plastic umbrellas you had as a kid? Well, I got one yesterday. I needed an umbrella since it was supposed to rain and we were going to spend the day in Annapolis, and I happened to stumble across one in the Barnes and Noble near our house. It was only $5! It made me so happy. I think all umbrellas should be made like kid umbrellas; they're definitely more sturdy than the nylon ones since they're made of thick plastic. Plus, the ends of the metal spokes have plastic balls on them so they can't stab anyone's eyeballs. And, they're a lot prettier than stuffy adult ones; the one I got is a "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" themed umbrella, so it has pictures of food all over it along with the movie characters. Look:

What else? Tim and I went to the main branch of the Baltimore Public Library system today (the one within walking distance to our house is small and doesn't have that much stuff). It's huge! That's definitely one of the benefits of living in a largeish city--a largeish library. I checked out some travel writing and Tim got some stuff about the Appalachian Trail (it's his dream to hike it one day). It's not the New York Public Library, but it's still pretty good.