Cleveland wins 5-2!!!!

June 24 – This had to be one of the worst days so far, no hands down!  The only redeeming part of the day was a win 5-2 of Cleveland over Baltimore!

 

Bill had gotten directions for a back way to I-70 so that’s the way we went to Baltimore.  First stop was the Green Mount Cemetery to see the grave of John Wilkes Booth and the inventor of the Ouija Board.  We had no problem getting there but we went though miles and miles of depressing run down housing in what you know were upscale nice neighborhoods in north Baltimore years back.  They were row housing, zero lot lines but each one was finished with different stones so they weren’t identical.  There were boarded up windows, trash and overgrown grass and men who could be working, sitting our front in small groups, sipping beer from their paper bags.  Every other corner was a neighborhood liquor store.  What a waste!  I’m sure it’s now government housing being run down so later we can bulldoze it and start over.  Ticks me off royally.  Well, the cemetery is off one of the prize streets.  We went in the main gate and I went it to get a map or directions to the two sites.  I had to be buzzed in by a tiny little white lady.  I thought she was giving me exactly the information I needed to find the sites: a map, the section name and a building marker.  Well, we found where she sent me but after about 20 minutes we gave up as Bill needed a bathroom and it was for sure once we left that area we didn’t intend to come back.  To say how bad the area was, we didn’t see a fast food place for blocks and blocks, I guess not until we got into a better area of Baltimore.  We found a Burger King that we used their facilities and each got a beverage.  It was already getting pretty warm out.

 

 

That was let down number 1.  Bill called Geppi’s Entertainment to get the hours and they were closed on Monday, let down number 2.  I did have a list of some Roadside Attractions that we could go to, so managed to easily find the Carrot through the building and the Basket of spilled fruit.  I had planned to visit Geppi’s just before the baseball game as it’s right across the street so now we had time to visit the Inner Harbor.  At least we did find the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground where Edgar Allan Poe is buried.  There was no parking so Bill dropped me off and circled the block a few times while I got a photo of the tomb.

 

 

We had lunch at the Blue

Our table at Blue Moon Cafe

Moon Café, which was listed on Diners, Dives and Drive-Ins.  It’s a tiny little place in the harbor area and we sat down to very little air conditioning.  He brought us water and menus and we realized they only did juiced up breakfast items all day.  They had some exotic choices and lots to pick from but I was really expecting something else.  Bill said we could leave but I felt uncomfortable so we stayed.  Let down number 3.  Bill managed to find a BLT on the menu with fresh fruit and I ordered one of the specials which was hash browns with bacon, crabmeat, cheese, hollandaise sauce and 2 eggs, any way.  I am not a big egg person so I ordered them fried hard.  I have to say that meal was delicious!  I cut the yolks out and Bill ate them but that sauce and crab and bacon, ooh, it was a delicious fat ball and very filling!  Bill really enjoyed his sandwich, especially the fresh fruit with huge blackberries.

 

USS Constellation

We moved the car to the real Inner Harbor area where the USS Constellation, National Aquarium and the old power building from the days of the streetcars were.  It was so hot out on that concrete, but we walked the area and took photos of the ship and the paddle boats on the water.  We checked out the shops and the Baltimore Visitor Center.  About that time it was starting to get dark out and had a look of the 65% chance of rain that was predicted.  We were just down the road from Camden Yards so it didn’t take long to get there and we had excellent parking under an overpass across from the stadium for $10.  We were at the gate just before 5 when they opened and it was starting to drizzle.  We figured once we got in there’d be plenty of room covered until it blew over, but once we got to our seats they were under cover and it had pretty much blown over and the game started on time!

 

When we finally got hungry again we shared a half of butt chicken with 2 sides of slaw and a tossed salad.  It was good but messy to eat in your lap.  We had great seats but the guy behind us would not shut up.  The 2 guys he was with barely said a word, but he more than made up for them.  We left after 6 innings since we had about 90 minutes (or so we thought) to drive back in the traffic, in the dark and the Indians were leading 3 – 2.  Ok, we had more than a let down, we had a BIG mistake.  Bill got directions to get to I-95 to get back to I-70 but the person didn’t say which way to go on 95 and north seemed logical but it went east around the city instead of west and we ended up way off base, then duh, we thought about the GPS so once we set it we were home free, just 45 minutes to an hour later.  We were so tired but needed to wind down a bit.  We both read and didn’t go to sleep until well after midnight.