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Being retired is nice. Just got back from my second vacation this year - Maryland. Went a visited a brother and while there did some of the sights - Baltimore (FT McHenry and the Aquarium), Washington DC (The Air/Space Museum Annex at Dulles and the Folger Shakespeare Library) a couple of battlefields (Antietam and Harper's Ferry) and last but not least the Naval Academy and Annapolis. Was well worth the trip. We spent 4 hrs at the Air/Space Annex and I could have spent another 4 
Spent 2 at the Folgers and that was about right. Spent 4 hr at Antietam and again I could have spent the whole day - Mrs. Happy not so much We then drove up to Harper's Ferry. It''s only about 20 miles away. There is a battle field there (part of the Antietam campaign) as well as the old Armory and John Brown. Did spent not much time at Harper's Ferry. We didn't get there till 4PM and I really didn't want to drive back in the dark. The drive back from Harpers to Annapolis is just gorgeous!!! The freeway follows the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers for a while.
In Baltimore, we went to Ft. McHenry and got there early enough to participate in raising a replica 15 star/15 stripe flag. For me that was one of the highlights of my year. If your are in the area the park raises the replica flag every morning at 10 AM and the guests to to help with the ceremony. After wandering around the park we went over to the National Aquarium. That is what Mrs. Happy really want to go to. Ended up spending 4 hrs there.
We also spent some time in Annapolis, saw the state capitol and the Naval Academy. If you have access to military installations - the Naval Academy Museum is a great time - traces the history of the navy as well as some of it's heroes, John Paul Jones crypt is there as well a James Lawerence' Flag for "Don't GIve Up The Ship", Nimitz' uniform and table from the signing of Japan's surrender to end WW II. It also has a collection of construction models of 18th/19th century war ships - both American and British. Some have rigging, but most don't. For me, extremely interesting.
All in all had a great trip.
Spent 2 at the Folgers and that was about right. Spent 4 hr at Antietam and again I could have spent the whole day - Mrs. Happy not so much We then drove up to Harper's Ferry. It''s only about 20 miles away. There is a battle field there (part of the Antietam campaign) as well as the old Armory and John Brown. Did spent not much time at Harper's Ferry. We didn't get there till 4PM and I really didn't want to drive back in the dark. The drive back from Harpers to Annapolis is just gorgeous!!! The freeway follows the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers for a while.In Baltimore, we went to Ft. McHenry and got there early enough to participate in raising a replica 15 star/15 stripe flag. For me that was one of the highlights of my year. If your are in the area the park raises the replica flag every morning at 10 AM and the guests to to help with the ceremony. After wandering around the park we went over to the National Aquarium. That is what Mrs. Happy really want to go to. Ended up spending 4 hrs there.
We also spent some time in Annapolis, saw the state capitol and the Naval Academy. If you have access to military installations - the Naval Academy Museum is a great time - traces the history of the navy as well as some of it's heroes, John Paul Jones crypt is there as well a James Lawerence' Flag for "Don't GIve Up The Ship", Nimitz' uniform and table from the signing of Japan's surrender to end WW II. It also has a collection of construction models of 18th/19th century war ships - both American and British. Some have rigging, but most don't. For me, extremely interesting.
All in all had a great trip.
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