0019 The Resurrection of Baltimore (USA 019—revisit, 01-019)
It’s been three weeks now since I first started my Every Town on Earth Tour. So far it’s still been pretty slow going—mainly just occasional one day and afternoon trips. I feel OK about that—it’s best start out a bit slow until I get a system going and figure out how this is gonna work. The important thing is that the enthusiasm and excitement for this new project hasn’t waned.
And today is going to be a big day: I’m heading south to hit one—maybe even two “World Class Cities”… Baltimore and
I visited 
We took a stroll along the harbour and ate fish at a nice restaurant overlooking the water. We even took a free tour of a Spanish Navy old fashioned sailing ship that was paying a visit to
This time I drive a bit further south, looking for a free place to park. I reach a cheerful Latino neighbourhood with free parking on the street.
I figure I’ll start out by heading towards the bay. There I find that this area around the bay has also been beautifully resurrected.
It’s an inspiring sight—seeing what gutted out inner city neighbourhoods can become, if a real effort is made…
I check out a shop which imports expensive artwork from all over the world—then head down to the waterside and follow a jogging path up back toward the main touristy harbour area. There I find a couple of good backdrops for clips—the retired submarine turned into tourist attraction… an enormous old factory building now converted into a shopping/restaurant area…
I headed on back south, through
“You ought to try busking along the harbour—there’ll be a lot of people out today and you’ll be able to make a lot of money!” one of them suggests.
No, not today. Instead I continue on to explore what looks like a Ukranian/Russian neighbourhood with a beautiful Ukranian church… on to the neighbourhood park and back to my car.
I still should do more exploring of
