I have absolutely loved getting to know Baltimore. I feel like I
am getting more settled and know how to get around a bit and where things are. I live in the neighborhood called Historic Fells Point
which is right on Chesapeake Bay which is part of Inner Harbor Baltimore. I've walked around my neighborhood quite a few times now and taken a few pictures of things I find interesting. Each one of these pictures is from one of my walks less than ten minutes from my home. First I will start with a few pictures from my roof top balcony which I absolutely love.
This is the Balcony view from my condo looking South over the Harbor.
This view is looking North and you and see The Johns Hopkins Hospital right in the middle.
This the fountain and pond in the common area of my complex. There are two
coy fish in the pond which Kim and I have named Harold and Joseph.
This is my rommie Kim and Me down at the running path just a few blocks from our condo.
There is a really cool shop to get your vinyl right across the street.
I didn't even know comic book shops still existed but they do. Right next to my home.
There are tons of little cafes and restaurants around the corner and almost all of them have
live music just about every night of the week. I have sampled some amazing sea food
from a few of them. The crab cakes are probably my favorite dish I've had so far.
A few blocks away this is where I get to do my grocery shopping.
This is the Bargain Outlet Super Linen shop that I actually love and have been to so many times that I'm probably their biggest customer. They just call me "Utah" when I go in there now and when I leave they say "good-bye Utah, see you tomorrow."
There is some cool city street art scattered around my neighborhood.
One day I was walking down my street and there was this guy selling fruit out of
his horse-drawn cart. It was the coolest thing I'd seen all day. There are lots of
farmers markets that go on in my neighborhood, especially on the weekends.
Next to my condo complex is a huge warehouse bakery called H&S bakery.
Each morning as I leave my home it smells of freshly baked breads that smells so yummy.
It's like every morning smells like Sunday rolls.
Next to Fells Point is Little Italy, which is just the cutest little neighborhood. I haven't tried
the food there yet but I've been given suggestions of some great restaurants that I need to go to.
A few more blocks West from my home is more into the Inner Harbor area where there is a lot of newer buildings and nicer shopping. I heard they are trying to make this area feel more like NYC.
These store that are just a few minutes walking are not really conducive to my resident salary.
I have to really use my self control when I walk around Inner Harbor.
Under Armour athletic clothing was started here in Baltimore so looking across the
Harbor you can see one of their big factories and head quarters. This could also be
troublesome for my little resident salary because there is a really nice Under Armour
store by me. I need to find out where their factory outlet it located.
I'm excited for the summer time because they do concerts at this Harbor outdoor theater.
I absolutely love the Harbor with all the ships that come and go. My favorite ship in
the Harbor might be the pirate ship that does tours, but my goal is to make friends
with some one who owns a sail boat that will take me out sailing.
But if you don't own a ship you can always take the water taxi to get you where you want to go.
And every night I can watch the sunset over Baltimore.
