Baltimore - You Rock

The most anticipated destination on our itinerary was even better than expected. After a quick trip on the train we arrived in Baltimore about 9.30 in the morning to be greeted by three friends of Chris's (are esteemed tour leader) and we divided into groups for a cultural tour of Baltimore. First off was the Amercian Visionary Art Museum. Absolute;ey stunning and one of the best shops I have ver seen, full of quirky, interesting items. We then took a ride around town (unfortunately the airconditioning in the car broke down and it was damn hot!) and ended up at the waterfront where Homicide: Life on the street was filmed and the Waterefront Bar which was a feature of the series is across the road...this was an added bonus as I didn't know we were going to see these!! We then went on a tour of the burbs and past houses that feature in Ann Tyler novels. After this our host took us to her place and we stopped outside John Waters' house to take a photo(I haven't been stalking at all!) At Kenna's place we met Bill Zorzi, a writer for the Wire, and had a chat about that show and Homicide for about an hour and a half. For dinner everyone met up at a restaurant and partook of a B altimore tradition, eating crabs...I had salad! All in all a most satisfying day