This has been our home away from home, and trust me when I say the hospitality here rates higher than a five star hotel. Thanks to Robin and family we had a wonderful time.
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f our day could be summed up in an over-used cliche it would be; "Hurry up and wait." It was honestly over-used on our way home. First we woke up and hurried to get out the door and on our way, Robin quickly made us her famous egg sandwiches and we got in the car for the drive down to Baltimore. Once in Baltimore we decided that if we were quick we would have enough time to go to Fort McHenry (where the flag stood after a War of 1812 battle and Francis Scott Key immortalized it in our National Anthem). We used Roada (Dad and Aunt Louise's GPS system) and found ourselves in downtown Baltimore, with about the entire city. We were stopped at one intersection for about a half hour before we made it to the ne
xt, thinking we were on our way again. We were wrong, we sat at the next light while thousands of people ran past - yes that is right - thousands. You see we picked the day of the Baltimore Marathon to try and drive through the town. You can't really see t
he runners from the picture but they were there running past. After about 40 minutes of this we were able to get through and tried unsuccessfully to turn down the needed streets. We finally found a street we could go down, only to find that it lead to Camden Yards home of the Orioles. And thousands more people were flocking there for I can only assume was a game (or the end of the marathon). We rerouted, got on a freeway and drove around to another entrance to the park. No luck, it was closed for the run as well. Maybe the run started at the Fort. We gave up and followed the signs to the airport and turned in the car, checked in, went through security and waited. And waited and waited. There seemed to be some problems with airplanes all over the place. I was sitting next to a guy who was trying to get home to Detroit, he was supposed to leave at 9, but was still there when our late plane left at 3. So I can at least be grateful that we didn't have to wait that long. But there were delays and repairs going on all around. One flight had to wait for their flight crew to get there, the woman at the counter kept announcing their progress. "They are on the freeway." "They are parking." "They are going through security." When they finally walked in the entire boarding area burst out in applause.
We finally hurried on to our plane, settled ourselves and waited for landing in Atlanta. In the meantime...
f our day could be summed up in an over-used cliche it would be; "Hurry up and wait." It was honestly over-used on our way home. First we woke up and hurried to get out the door and on our way, Robin quickly made us her famous egg sandwiches and we got in the car for the drive down to Baltimore. Once in Baltimore we decided that if we were quick we would have enough time to go to Fort McHenry (where the flag stood after a War of 1812 battle and Francis Scott Key immortalized it in our National Anthem). We used Roada (Dad and Aunt Louise's GPS system) and found ourselves in downtown Baltimore, with about the entire city. We were stopped at one intersection for about a half hour before we made it to the ne
xt, thinking we were on our way again. We were wrong, we sat at the next light while thousands of people ran past - yes that is right - thousands. You see we picked the day of the Baltimore Marathon to try and drive through the town. You can't really see t
he runners from the picture but they were there running past. After about 40 minutes of this we were able to get through and tried unsuccessfully to turn down the needed streets. We finally found a street we could go down, only to find that it lead to Camden Yards home of the Orioles. And thousands more people were flocking there for I can only assume was a game (or the end of the marathon). We rerouted, got on a freeway and drove around to another entrance to the park. No luck, it was closed for the run as well. Maybe the run started at the Fort. We gave up and followed the signs to the airport and turned in the car, checked in, went through security and waited. And waited and waited. There seemed to be some problems with airplanes all over the place. I was sitting next to a guy who was trying to get home to Detroit, he was supposed to leave at 9, but was still there when our late plane left at 3. So I can at least be grateful that we didn't have to wait that long. But there were delays and repairs going on all around. One flight had to wait for their flight crew to get there, the woman at the counter kept announcing their progress. "They are on the freeway." "They are parking." "They are going through security." When they finally walked in the entire boarding area burst out in applause.We finally hurried on to our plane, settled ourselves and waited for landing in Atlanta. In the meantime...
We flew right around the dead air space of DC, but you could see the capital!
In the picture below you can see the Mall (long strip of grass) with the Capital building at the north end and the Washington Monument on the south. In the southeast corner, across the Potomac River into Virgina you can even see the Pentagon.
In the picture below you can see the Mall (long strip of grass) with the Capital building at the north end and the Washington Monument on the south. In the southeast corner, across the Potomac River into Virgina you can even see the Pentagon.
North Carolina, hazy from above.
Atlanta, Georgia above the clouds...
Atlanta, Georgia below the clouds
We w
aited in the Atlanta airport for a few hours, not as many as were going to have to wait due to our last flight being delayed. We remembered the last time we were here and the fact that they changed our boarding gate, so we made sure to check, and it had been moved. When it was time to board we found that again they had moved our flight again, this time to the other side of the concourse. We had to practically run to get there, but once there we just... waited.
aited in the Atlanta airport for a few hours, not as many as were going to have to wait due to our last flight being delayed. We remembered the last time we were here and the fact that they changed our boarding gate, so we made sure to check, and it had been moved. When it was time to board we found that again they had moved our flight again, this time to the other side of the concourse. We had to practically run to get there, but once there we just... waited. Finally we were on the plane, seated and up in the air, flying without gaining on a never ending sunset.
1 comment:
Mary,
Your photos are BEAUTIFUL, amazing, perfect in every way. You have such a talent for scenic shots. The trip looks wonderful, crazy, tiring in every way. Looks like you two had a great time.
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