You and your best friend take the Acela train from Baltimore's Penn Station to Washington's Union Station. You enjoy the architecture, laugh a lot, visit all the shops, have lunch, take pictures, more smiles and you return on that same train. It is an easy, fun and special way to have a quick get away with a minimum of stress. No traffic, no cabs, no coat, no packing!
Take a look at our day trip to DC.
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penn station: Washington's Union Station..A day trip from Baltimore.. Let's Meet!
- 12/31/09 01:56 PM
One of my favorite places to spend the day or a few hours before seeing a show in DC is the historic, beautifully restored Union Station. With over 100 places to eat, drink and shop, this is a destination not to be missed. A couple of years ago I photographed the Baltimore Train station and New York's Penn station, but I have to say that Union Station is grander than either of them.
Completed in 1908, it is a beautiful example of the Beaux-Arts style of architecture. When it was built, Union Station covered more ground than any … (30 comments)
penn station: I've Been Workin' On the Railroad...
- 03/14/07 06:51 PM
By eight yesterday morning I was on a train for a quick day trip to New York. By evening I was back...and though I talked to several people, made appointments, did some negotiating, and read and sent emails, most people never knew I'd left.
Dawn was just breaking when we got to Penn Station in Baltimore, and I couldn't resist snapping some photos of the classic façade. Later I did some research and learned the building is Beaux Arts style and dates from 1911. Though almost a century old, it had a face-lift in the 1990's when the interior was … (36 comments)
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