I haven’t been to Baltimore since I was in 8th grade and on a school trip to Washington DC with about 150 other 8th and 9th graders. My memory of Baltimore from that trip were that there was a huge indoor mall, right off the harbor and close to the aquarium. Today I returned for the eTail East Conference and Baltimore is nothing like I remember!

Paul and I arrived a day early, so we figured we would take the day to explore the city. The front desk at the Hilton Hotel recommended that we walk to Power Plant Live! which is just off the harbor.

After a short walk we realized that we had walked all the way through the harbor and passed by the Power Plant thinking there was more. The Power Plant consists of a Hard Rock Cafe, ESPNZone, Dicks Last Resort, Barnes and Noble, Potbelly’s and a few other smaller fast food restaurants.

While Paul would have loved to go to Potbelly’s, I preferred going somewhere that was unique to Baltimore. I turned to Yelp, and found Pickles Pub which was conveniently located next to the Hilton. While Paul’s heaven is pictured above, I was in heaven at Pickles (I love pickles). We started with an order of fried pickles. And by we, I really mean me because Paul doesn’t like pickles (though he always orders them to share with me). Then my sandwich (which was absolutely incredible) came with a pickle. I don’t think that I can overdose on pickles, but I came close tonight.

While my first adult impression of Baltimore was not that great, I am hoping that the next few days, coupled with my experience at Pickles, will change my mind of Baltimore.

Let me know if there is anything in Baltimore that I need to see/do! And yes I do plan on visiting the aquarium on Wednesday night.