Good Morning Baltimore

Welcome to Baltimore! The Roundy's were kind enough to let me crash their apartment for a few nights. Camille and I stayed up way too late Thursday night after some airline delays, so while Aaron and I were fine, Camille had to get up early and go to work the next day. Fortunately, Camille's boss is in Georgia (the country--global tobacco control, you know) and so she was able to take Friday afternoon off and we ventured out to see the Harbor and other Baltimore sights. Camille and Aaron basically live downtown Baltimore so were a hop, skip, and jump away from the Harbor.

After walking around and thoroughly enjoying the humidity, we headed back to the apartment to regroup. With some water and an episode of Man v. Food, we were ready to venture out again on the town--this time to Pulaski Park for the Polish Festival! The Festival was full of polka, perogies, other polish food, and of course Poles. We had some Polish kabasa and potato pancakes (by the way, Polish food is strikingly similar to Ukrainian food, so I felt right at home) and spent our token time in the Polish Heritage tent to remember our Polish roots (which we don't have). Did you know that Marie Curry was a Pole and Joseph Conrad? Yup, they were. The things you learn at a Polish festival.

Go Polska!!

Thanks Camille and Aaron for being such great hosts and for a fun filled weekend! Have a blast in Jamaica!