Baltimore, Maryland Crab for Dinner!!!

Be prepared for the craziness of the pictures to come.  We went to Baltimore for the day today (Sunday). Our first stop, the Antique show in Baltimore.  Jinny had purchased a bracelet from one of the vendors, but he had sold it in a sketchy transaction... boo for Jinny, as the bracelet was BEAUTIFUL!!!  Too bad the guy was a little bit off the cuff...

Next stop, the Baltimore Harbour. 

We then did a bit of shopping before heading into the car to do a driving tour of Baltimore... the Harbour is really long, and there is no way we would have been able to see it all by walking...

A Cathedral that was right next to a memorial monument to George Washington.  At first, we thought it might have been where he was buried, until we remembered he is buried next to Martha in Mt. Vernon... I am hoping we get to go to Mt Vernon, as it is supposedly beautiful!

The red light district advertising Video Viewing Booths, strip clubs, and the Hustler club...

More pictures of the Harbour...

The cobblestone streets

We stopped for mid-afternoon snacks at a french bistro- we had almond coissants and macaroons... DELISH!!!

We then found a crab shack that had the famous Chesapeak Bay Crabs.... this is what Baltimore Maryland is known for, and we knew we had to have them!

The stairs to the kitchen... I kid you not, this is where the crabs were steamed... we saw staff coming out of here with TRAYS full of steamed crabs... unfortunately, we missed getting that picture.

This place is totally a hole in the wall... the picture from the outside...

The table top... rather than use any tablecloths, brown paper sheets were laid down on top of this!

The server... this guy came from that little hole into the basement with all our delicious crabs!!!

Dumped onto the table... all steamed and ready to be EATEN!!!

Halfway point... the crabs were really good, but they are SO MUCH WORK to eat!!! Every little peice has to be cracked... it took us hours to eat, and by the time we left it was DARK!!!

The finished products... all done but not quite full... it's like a never ending job to eat the crab!

All the shells.  We ordered 12 crabs -  a full dozen...the carnage and the shells!

This was a really fun day, we did a ton of things, and although the original plan was to hit up a Maryland State Fair, we didn't quite get there with all the Baltimore activities!!!

Not sure what is on for tomorrow, but I will be sure to post our fun!!!

Enjoying the weekend in DC,

L&J!