It has been so great having my dad here for a visit! We've enjoyed showing him a few of the sights around town. Friday, we went to Inner Harbor, downtown Baltimore. First we went to the Observation Deck of the World Trade Center building. It is the tallest pentagon-shaped building in the world.
This is the view of the Francis Scott Key Bridge looking from the Observation Deck.
After lunch, we traveled to Fort McHenry by water taxi. That was really fun. Here is your history lesson for the day: The British attacked Fort McHenry in 1814 at the end of the War of 1812. The bombardment lasted for 25 hours. During the battle, Francis Scott Key was being held on a US truce ship in the Chesapeake Bay. In the early morning of September 14th, Key saw the huge flag flying over Fort McHenry and was stirred to write what would become our national anthem. Enjoy some of our pictures and if you ever visit Baltimore, I highly recommend a tour of Fort McHenry. You definitely do not want to miss the short film in the visitor's center, either. The actual flag that flew over the fort is now in the Smithsonian in DC.
Fort McHenry is the shape of a star. I thought that was fascinating!
During the Civil War, Fort McHenry was used as a temporary prison for captured Confederate soldiers. We found a couple of rebel rousers! They were released later for being so darn cute!
ammunition room
Saturday, after a full day of golf lessons and t-ball, we drove down the road to Annapolis for ice cream at a local favorite:
We definitely enjoyed it!
After ice cream, we walked down to the end of the pier. We had a great time!
