I should have thought of this. But I googled that Washington is the
airport serving Baltimore, and I am already booked for a return flight
to and from Dulles.
Since I have been to Washington so many times I thought of heading
straight north or east to explore "new territories", maybe all the way
up to Boston.
Thanks again for all your suggestions.
Rainer









Am 22.03.2018 um 21:26 schrieb Gene Baron:
> You probably have thought about this already, but another approach to your trip might be to fly from Europe to Boston for some of your pre-conference days and then take the Southwest flight mentioned earlier to Baltimore. Just a thought - thanks.
>
> Gene
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Mar 21, 2018, at 1:10 PM, Arthur Gaer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> There are Michelin Restaurant Guides for the US, but only select cities.
>> Looks like Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco are
>> the current books.
>>
>> Arthur Gaer
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 12:38 PM, Dr Rainer E. Lotz <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks everybody for various messages - much appreciated!
>>> I arrive by plane in Washington DC on the 1st of May and have thus some 6
>>> days to spare prior to the conference. Following my nose with the aid of a
>>> rental car and GPS ....
>>> It seems to me that, in the US, there are no reliable and independent
>>> hotel and restaurant guides. We are blessed in Europe with several
>>> reputable guides, including Michelin.
>>> My problem is to find THE best fine dining places. And since we talk about
>>> the east coast seafood would have been an obvious choice? But any other
>>> suggestions are most welcome.
>>> And other places to see and visit, such as museums and private
>>> collections, antique fairs, spectacular views,...
>>> I have never been in that region before and am determined to enjoy myself
>>> Greetings
>>> Rainer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Am 20.03.2018 um 01:57 schrieb Gene Baron:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> This reminds me that I was going to put together a list of some
>>>> well-regarded seafood restaurants in Baltimore (for Herr Dr.Lotz and
>>>> everyone else). I have stayed with restaurants in or near downtown,
>>>> Harbor
>>>> East or Fells Point. I don't eat much seafood myself, so I am going on
>>>> reputation rather than personal experience:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> - Phillips - 601 East Pratt St, Inner Harbor
>>>> - Oceanaire - 801 Aliceanna St, Harbor East
>>>> - Rusty Scupper - 402 Key Highway, Inner Harbor
>>>> - Bertha's (famous for mussels - they even have a song about
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=they+even+have+a+song+about+&entry=gmail&source=g>them!)
>>>> -
>>>> 734 S. Broadway, Fells Point. Also has live jazz some nights.
>>>> - Ouzo Bay - 1000 Lancaster St,
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=ncaster+St,+&entry=gmail&source=g>Harbor East
>>>> - Bubba Gump Shrimp Co - 301 Light St, Harborplace
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=-+301+Light+St,+Harborplace&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> - Thames St Oyster House - 1728 Thames St, Fells Point
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this is helpful. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Gene
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 8:51 PM, Steve Ramm <
>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've never made it from Philly to Baltimore by car in less than 2 hours
>>>>> (without stopping). Getting through CT and New York is traffic heavy.
>>>>> From
>>>>> Philly to Boston with no traffic and 2 25 minute "rest stops", is about
>>>>> 6 -
>>>>> 6 1/2 hours. So total drive is realistically 8-9 hours. And you aren't
>>>>> seeing anything. The big food in Boaton is SEAFOOD and BALTIMORE is on
>>>>> the
>>>>> HARBOR so plenty of Seafood there! Just saying...
>>>>>
>>>>> It's 407 miles and Google Directions say that from the Hyatt in Boston to
>>>>> the Raddison in Baktimore is 6 hours 48 minutes (if you leave NOW 8:50 PM
>>>>> and hit no traffic).
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 3/19/2018 12:45:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>>>> [log in to unmask] writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> By all means go to Philadelphia, which is a fine town. However, Boston to
>>>>> Baltimore should not be a ten hour drive unless something goes very
>>>>> wrong.
>>>>> Boston to New York should only be about 4 hours, and New York to
>>>>> Baltimore
>>>>> should be about 3 hours. YMMV, but I've driven both of these routes
>>>>> dozens
>>>>> of times.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you do decide on Boston, let me know and I'll get you some seafood
>>>>> recommendations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt Barto
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>> 53177 Bonn (Germany)
>>>
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