A Day in Inner Harbor

Day two in Baltimore started around 10:00AM. It’s early considering the three-hour time difference but I had a lot of sleep and I felt pretty good. We headed into Inner Harbor, which is the more tourist-attraction-y part of Baltimore. We had lunch at Phillip’s. It’s a seafood restaurant that does a summer time special. They open up their outdoor patio and set up umbrellas and picnic tables so it’s a whole outdoor cookout feel. It boasts fresh crab and you can actually see them sorting the live crabs on the side.

We ordered a steamed crab and shrimp pot along with mussels. I think we were a little less hungry than we anticipated but the food wasn’t bad. I didn’t love the blue crab but it’s a Baltimore thing so I had to try it. The seasoning was delicious and the drawn butter was to die for but pounding the blue crab with the mallet made me feel like I was desecrating the poor thing after it was dead – with all its friends watching…

After lunch, we walked around the harbor and took a look at the different shops. There was a farmer’s market and some larger malls. My sister bought a few things but I think I’m going to hold off on buying things until I figure out what I need for work.

There isn’t too much to see at Inner Harbor so the trip was short. We headed home and rested up before dinner and had Korean. We’re going to head out in a bit to go to a local bar called Maxie’s. The days pass so quickly!