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March 10, 2019 · 9:38 pm

Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay – British invasion (of 2019)

Our London friends had a great March trip to the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland, including Annapolis, St. Michaels and Easton, which has inspired us to visit the area sometime soon during our next visit to Washington DC. They stayed in a rustic airbnb cottage in Claiborne, on the water near St. Michaels. (And got very lucky with the weather, which cooperated!) They enjoyed the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Park in the area.
Here’s some suggestions from our friend Nell who lived in the area!
  • Cantlers Riverside Inn,South of Annapolis ( close to Bay Bridge on way to Eastern Shore)
  • Pier Street Marina in Oxford,
  • Crab Claw in St. Michaels next to Maritime Museum
  • Harris Crab House in Grasonville , near Kent Narrows ( after you cross Bay Bridge to Eastern Shore).
  • Harrison’s Chesapeake Restaurant   – historical old place on on an narrow peninsula that sticks out into bay.  Interesting views, Tilghman Island. (West of St. Michael’s)
  • Tidewater Inn in Easton- historical inn and restaurant

Also- Annapolis best for walking- harbor town on Bay. 

  • Two important walking circles- Church Circle and State Circle. 
  • Naval Academy is right off town, facing harbor. 
  • Can get to Cantlers – the back way ( instead if Rte. 50) and then continue over Bay Bridge.  Annapolis also has lots of old taverns  .  Check to see if Cantlers is open in March.

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June 16, 2012 · 8:15 pm

To do list for Washington DC next week:

Ben’s Chili Bowl, a neighborhood landmark in U Street Corridor

I’m off to DC next week for a family get-together to celebrate my sister’s 50th birthday – and to check in on my son who is interning for a U.S. Senator so here’s my list of possible things to do when/if I have some free time:

– Newseum and Holocaust Museum. Never been to either.

– Martin Luther King statue on the Mall and visit to Vietnam War Memorial, which includes my husband’s brother’s name.

– The eastern market/U street corridor (recommendations from a friend who visited recently). I’ve been to Detroit’s Eastern Market but never DC’s. Didn’t know it existed. It in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and sounds like best time to visit is during the weekend market when there’s crafts, antiques as well as fresh produce.

The U Street Corridor is a commercial and residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C known as the center of Washington’s live music scene with several old clubs, theaters and jazz venues. Ben’s chili bowl looks pretty cool too. It’s at located at 1213 U Street, next to Lincoln Theatre, in the Shaw neighborhood of northwest D.C. It is known locally for its chili dogs, half-smokes, and milkshakes. (I remember photos of Obama visiting.)

The corridor  runs from from 9th Street on the east to 18th Street and Florida Avenue on the west. Most of the area is part of the larger Shaw neighborhood, with the western end entering the Dupont Circle neighborhood. It is served by the U Street Washington Metro station.

– Politics and Prose, a longtime favorite bookstore (that a friend now owns!)

– ellicott city, Md. I’m visiting a friend who lives there. Sounds like the five-block historic downtown is worth a wander.Fun facts: it was founded in 1772 and has the nation’s oldest railroad station.

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