I just got back from Baltimore where I had a sleepover with the sharks at the National Aquarium. Photos, stories and goodies to come…

We took the Chinatown bus, famous for its lack of regard for American traffic laws, and arrived in Baltimore in 3 hours. It dropped us off at a gas station off of the highway and we were on our own. We called for a cab to get us into the city and were picked up by the most ghetto ride I have ever seen. The cab, with its windows down (probably broken) and its “Black Ice” tree shaped air freshener (all 3 from the multi-pack) hanging from its rear view mirror, drove us through the Baltimore ghetto. I wish I had photos of this cab but I was too scared to get out my camera.

We arrived at Lexington Market, our first stop in the marvelous Baltimore metro, for some crabcakes at Faidley’s. Lets just say that I knew right away that we were below the Mason-Dixon line when “Greens” on the menu turned out to be buttered collard greens.