After some shopping, we located the nearest subway and rode north to the famous Lexington Market for the even more famous Faidley's crab cake. Open since 1886, Faidley's are apparently the measuring stick by which one should measure all other crab cakes. We were not disappointed. The cakes were delicate with just enough filler to bind the delicious crab meat together. The spice was perfect, too. I'm not sure we've ever had such a great cake. Definitely worth the trip to ingest both the food (not really the sides of mac and cheese/cucumber salad, though) and history. The locals were packed in around the raw bar well before noon, too.
After lunch we rested up at the hotel for awhile, watching "Marley and Me" on HBO. Not kidding. It's such an awful movie. Anyway, we hit the cobbled streets of historic Fells Point next. This little neighborhood is lined with plenty of bars, shops, restaurants, and private residences. We hit a fantastic gelato shop, saw a bunch of morons on a Segway tour, did some shopping, and had quite a few drinks at the tidy little Red Star Bar, a wonderfully restored brick building on the outskirts of Fells Point.
Then it was up to the swank Mt. Vernon neighborhood for a little bit of dinner at the Owl Bar, a drinking hole in the beautiful Belvedere Hotel that seemed promising, but proved to be below average. It's only saving grace was the atmosphere.
We left promptly after dinner to find The Brewer's Art, a classy beer bar with some choice booze as well. A few whiskeys, pear ciders, and people watching sessions later, it was time to head back. We caught the free Charm City Circulator for a nice evening tour of the neighborhood before settling into our rented beds for a quick nights rest.
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