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Breakfast with the polar bears at the Maryland Zoo

April 5, 2012 2 reader comments

I'm going to confess upfront that until a few weeks ago, I didn't even know that the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore existed. This small zoo has the disadvantage to be sandwiched between the large and historic Philadephia Zoo (which was the first zoo in …

The magic of trains at the B&O Railroad Museum

December 15, 2011 Leave a comment »

From the very first time Tommy encountered a train table at a toy store in Stoke Newington, the London neighborhood where we spent a month in 2003, he was hooked on all things locomotive. Since he was our first born, this meant that for a number of …

Good eats for families in Baltimore

December 14, 2011 one reader comment

We only spent a brief two days in Baltimore, but I happy to report that in our short time there our culinary assays demonstrated it to be a city with some great dining options for families. And visitors aren't limited to the more touristy options …

Dreaming of dinosaurs in Baltimore

December 12, 2011 4 reader comments

Let's just get this out in the open right now: Despite the fact that I live an hour away from Baltimore and have done so over a decade, until last week I had no idea that the Maryland Science Center even existed. We've been to the Franklin Institute …

Giant snowflakes decorate the B&O Railroad Museum

Holiday magic in Baltimore

December 9, 2011 3 reader comments

Please click on photos to see full-sized versions When we were in Baltimore last weekend we visited the B&O Railroad Museum, which was fully decked out for the holidays with giant snowflakes hung from the rafters and model train layouts of the …