Tuesday 29 May 2018

We had a leisurely day in Baltimore. Went to see the movie Book Club. Some cute lines and Jane Fonda did a good job, but don’t bother. In the evening we attended a designer house tour at a house that used to belong to decedents of Edgar Allan Poe. It was a benefit for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra where Kathleen is a board member. Different interior designers did each room then explained their idea and process. The house will soon go on the market for $3.45M.

We did have a little time to catch up with Priscilla, Randy’s daughter who is finishing her sophomore year at Johns Hopkins in Political Science. She is currently working on the political campaign for the reelection of Maryland governor Larry Hogan and likes it.

Wednesday 30 May 2018

We picked up our Enterprise rental and drove to Philadelphia - ~2 hours. We are staying at the Alexander Inn, a small “boutique hotel” in center city. We had lunch/dinner at Reading Terminal Market – Lauve Thai, me Philly Cheese Steak. Then we went to see how bad the security was at the Liberty Bell – not bad. Just your standard bag check. We finished off with cocktails on the 37^th floor of the One Liberty building. Nice view west, but cloudy.

I couldn’t pass up highlighting the latest Starbucks blunder. The sign below is in most of the local Starbucks stores attached to the Dyson hand dryer in the bathrooms. Only problem is there are no towel dispensers in any of the bathrooms! And they didn’t mention the door handle. Check it out.