Ash's NYC: JL Invasion 2012

We recently had an invasion from the southside for the third time for some and the second for others. The following 26 blogs will cover off all the stuff we did over the the two and a half weeks the G-Crew were here. Episode one was a trip to the exotic Baltimore. We'd been meaning to get down there for a bit of a look and with the baseball opening game on at Camden Park, we thought it would be the perfect place to head down for the weekend.

Baltimore is a 2.5 hour train from Manhattan. We were staying in a hotel fairly close to the inner harbor so it was a quick trip to dump our bags and then we headed to the Baseball. Baltimore was playing Minnesota for the first game of the season. It was a beautiful day and the place was pumping. It was a bit of a change for us as we normally sit in the Bleachers at Yankee Stadium but this time we were up in the grand stand. I'm not sure if it was the atmosphere but we all felt it was probably the best game we had been to yet. Without a doubt the highlight was the streaker who came out about mid way through the 5th.

After the baseball we went for a wander around the inner harbor. We took a slight detour through the 'entertainment' strip of Baltimore which was a little scary. The interesting thing about this place is you could be on one side of the street and it's fine then cross the road and walk a block and you're in what feels like a not so savory area.

That night we travelled out of town a little to a restaurant called Market Table. This is another one of those farm to table setups and they had their own gluten free menu. The building was an old barn which had undergone an awesome renovation. It was one of the more enjoyable meals that we had.

Saturday some slept in, others went and got on colored buses and saw statues. You know who you are. We then headed out to the B&O train museum. It was a train geeks paradise but I really enjoyed it. The place is set in a former working rail yard and they had a really diverse collection of locos.

From here we headed over to Fells Point. This is one of the trendy parts of Baltimore and is one of those places which is slowly being gentrified. We had a sensational lunch at a tapas place, did a bit of shopping then headed back to the hotel.

Cuz Shedo then came and picked us up and we went back to her place in Columbia for a BBQ. It was a great evening had by all.

Sunday was another sleep in for some and more random statues for others. We then beelined up north to a gluten free bakery for brunch. This was also pretty nice. After this it was back on the train and chow chow to Baltimore.