I was a little uneasy flying into Baltimore, knowing that it was about an hour away from DC -- and a $100 cab ride. We decided to go the Uber route and I made sure I had the app on my phone before we left home. Our driver, Robert, met us right outside the Arrivals door at BWI and we enjoyed our ride into the city with an excellent driver. Cost of the ride: $48.75; I know you don't have to tip the driver, but I did.
On Tuesday we bought SmarTrip (transit) cards and took the city bus on Pennsylvania Avenue to First Avenue, past the new Trump hotel where protesters were already outside protesting. The ride was OK, despite a lot of traffic everywhere. The hotel opened yesterday, with the entire Trump family in attendance, so I'm not sure the road would have been passable then.
Yesterday we decided on Big Bus Tours (hop on, hop off) to get around. I wanted to get the online discount but struggled with my VISA security password for online transactions from a non secure hotel connection Last winter in Florida I went through the steps to create security for a non-secure connection but had forgotten, so I tried to set it up again, and Affinity Plus correctly rejected my attempt -- so that was a good thing, but frustrating at the time.
In the end I gave up and we ended up paying $118 cash for the tickets ($10 more than the online price). I immediately regretted telling Bob we didn't need as much cash as he wanted to bring. Moreover, I couldn't find a Groupon for a 48-hour ticket, so should have become more familiar with Groupon deals before our trip.
I like the metro, but we haven't used it yet, since Bob prefers above ground travel where he can see where we're going. We has thought about riding a bike, but the traffic is such that I am definitely not good enough to navigate in this city. We do walk a lot, and that's working out much better than it did in other cities we've visited, before Bob's knee replacements.
The best tool so far: my phone. I've used it for walking directions several times and the routes are spot on.
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About Me
- Catherine Hennessey
- The first blog was a simple travel journal written during an Alaskan cruise in 2008. I document all of our trips, and refer to my posts fairly frequently, especially when we're planning a return visit to a destination. I enjoy recording events in both words and pictures -- blogging is one more way of staying in touch with family and friends in this wonderful, connected world. I've been retired since April of 2013, and there's no shortage of things to do or activities to enjoy. I enjoy writing about everything ... and nothing.
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