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.
Annapolis looks great! Judging from the water in the streets, it looks like they could use some good engineers, too.
ReplyDeleteAnnapolis is weird in that it's not really what you'd expect of a state's capitol city. I almost drove through it before realizing I had arrived.
ReplyDeleteBut it's homely, and if I ever tired of suburban life or didn't want city life, Annapolis would be among the places I'd consider.
If you have time, check out Frederick County. It's pretty historic, and I used to love walking through the downtown area. They might have modernized the city a lot, though...