Zinthu Zodziwa Pamene Zimapita ku Preakness Zimayambira ku Baltimore
Mipangidwe ya Preakness nthawi zambiri imasiyidwa chifukwa ndi mwendo wachiwiri wa Triple Crown wa masewera a akavalo, koma izi siziyenera kukhala choncho. Iwo amadziwika kuti ndi phwando la atatuwa chifukwa cha antics zomwe zimachitika mchipinda chamkati ndipo zimawoneka ngati zochitika zambiri zapachilendo, koma ndi zofunika kwambiri monga mitundu ina itatu ya Crown. Kumbukirani kuti simungapambane Crown Triple pokhapokha mutapambana miyendo yonse itatu.
Pimlico Race Course kunja kwa mzinda wa Baltimore magulu a Preakness amapita chaka chilichonse Loweruka lachitatu mu May. Ndi zophweka kupeza, wotchipa kuposa miyendo iwiri ya Crown Triple, ndi njira yabwino yokondwerera Loweruka ngati nyengo ili yabwino.
Tikiti
Aliyense amadziwa za phwando pa Preakness infield yodabwitsa. Zasandulika phwando kotero kuti Pimlico Race Course tsopano imabweretsa zoimba zowonjezera kumlengalenga. Matikiti amagulitsidwa pa intaneti ndipo mitengo imayamba pa $ 55 ngati mumagula mu October, kuwonjezeka kufika pa $ 65 mu November, $ 75 mu Januwale, $ 85 mu April, ndipo mudalipira madola 95 pa tsiku la mpikisano. Mwachiwonekere zimalipira kuzigula mwamsanga pamene mukufuna kupita. amagulitsidwa pa $ 70 ndipo malonda akupitirira mpaka tsiku lachidziwitso kuti pakhale zosavuta. Dziwani kuti sizinali zomwe zinkakhala monga phwando. (Tidzafika ku ndondomeko pambuyo pake.) Ndiyeneranso kudziŵa kuti simungathe kuona mpikisano wokwanira kwambiri.
Tiketi za Infield ndizo zokha zomwe mungagule pamsewu pa tsiku la mpikisano, choncho onetsetsani kuti mukonzekere patsogolo ngati simukufuna kuti mukakhale. Palinso matikiti a malo omwe ali mumtunda wotchedwa Mug Club, omwe mumakhala mowa wambiri. Amene amagulitsa kale ndipo amawononga ndalama zokwana madola 20 kuposa matikiti omwe amapezeka nthawi zonse.
Ma tikiti okhala m'madera omwe akukhala akugulitsidwa mu October mu chaka cha kalendala isanayambe mpikisano. Malo okhalamo abwino amafunika kuti mugule matikiti a Black-Eyed Susan Lachisanu, mtundu waukulu wonyenga wamapeto a sabata, mu phukusi ndi tiketi ya Preakness. Phukusi la mtengo wapatali kwambiri ndi $ 300, koma mukhoza kupeza malo osungirako mtengo wotsika mtengo ngati $ 75. Ngati muli okonzeka kukhala opanda mipando yotsimikizirika, mukhoza kulowa muzukulu wa $ 30 zokha. Tiketi yapamwamba yosungira ku Preakness imagulitsidwa kudzera mu TicketFly.com.
Ngati simukupeza matikiti pamsika woyamba, mukhoza kuyang'ana kumsika wachiwiri. Mipando yovomerezeka ndi wothandizira ovomerezeka kwambiri wa Preakness Stakes. Mwachiwonekere muli ndi njira zodziwika bwino kuti mugwire matikiti monga Stubhub kapena tikiti aggregator (ganizirani Kayak kwa matikiti a masewera) monga SeatGeek ndi TiqIQ, onse omwe salemba matikiti ochokera ku Stubhub. Ndikofunika kokha kuchita izi ngati mukuyang'ana mipando kudera linalake monga matikiti akadalipo pamsika woyamba kufikira tsiku la mpikisano.
Kufika Kumeneko
Popeza kuti Preakness sikumtunda wothamanga kwambiri monga Kentucky Derby, ndege sizinasokonezedwe. Maulendo a Baltimore ndi amtengo wapatali kwambiri kuposa omwe amadziwika kuti mitengo yamtengo wapatali chifukwa Preakness Stakes ikubwera ku tawuni ndipo ndege zodziwa kuti zofunazo zidzakhala zapamwamba.
Ndege zachindunji, makamaka kuchokera ku mizinda yayikulu, zidzakwera pa mtengo pamene tiyandikira kwambiri Loweruka lachitatu mu Meyi. Chochitikacho chimakhala ndi mwayi waukulu kugwiritsa ntchito ndege zanu zamakilomita kuti muthe kulipira ndege m'malo mopeza ndalama chifukwa mtengo wa mailosi sudzasintha kwambiri kuchokera pa mlingo woyenera poyerekeza ndi zomwe ndalamazo zidzakhale. Ndiyeneranso kuyang'ana mu ndege ndi mauthenga ngati mukuyang'ana kuti musunge ndalama paulendo wanu. Njira yosavuta kuyang'ana ndege ndi Kayak, ulendo waulendo, pokhapokha mutadziwa momwe mukufuna kuyendera.
Mukhoza kuyendetsa ku Baltimore kuchokera ku mizinda yambiri kumbali ya East Coast. Baltimore pafupifupi ora kuchokera ku Washington DC, pansi pa maola awiri kuchokera ku Philadelphia, maola atatu kuchokera ku New York City, maola anayi kuchokera ku Pittsburgh, ndi maola asanu ndi limodzi kuchokera ku Boston.
Mukhozanso kuyang'ana mu lingaliro la kuthawa ku umodzi wa midzi yoyandikana nayo ndi kuyendetsa galimoto kuchokera pamenepo ngati simukufuna kuwonjezera maola owonjezera paulendo wanu.
Palinso ntchito ya sitima ya Amtrak ku Baltimore ku North Corridor kuyambira ku Washington, DC kumapeto kwake ndi Boston kumalo ena. Amtrak amapita ku Wilmington, Philadelphia, New York, New Haven, ndi Providence pamodzi ndi midzi ina yaying'ono. Sitimayi imatenga nthawi yaitali ngati kuyendetsa galimoto chifukwa ngakhale atangomveka mofulumira kwambiri Acela sapita mofulumira. Utumiki wamabasi kuchokera kwa anthu ambiri ogwira ntchito monga Greyhound, Megabus, ndi Bolt Bus amaperekedwa kwa Baltimore kuchokera ku mizinda yayikulu kumpoto chakum'mawa, koma awonjezerapo ola limodzi paulendowu.
Maphunziro a Pimlico Race ndi osachepera mphindi khumi ndi zisanu kuchokera kumzinda wa Baltimore. Kupaka malo pamsewu wamakilomita ndi okwera mtengo. Kupaka galimoto kumadutsa pa $ 65- $ 170 ndipo, monga momwe mungayang'anire, maulendo apamwamba kwambiri ndi kuyenda kofupika kwa njira. Dera la Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) likuthokoza ntchito yowonjezera pa mpikisano pamapeto a sabata. Mutha kutenga basi, subway, Light Rail, kapena MARC (sitima yapamtunda) kupita kumsewu. Webusaiti ya MTA imatchula zonse zomwe mungasankhe.
Kumene Mungakakhale
Mitengo ya nyumba m'madera ndi kuzungulira Baltimore sali okwera mtengo chifukwa, monga tanenera kale, Preakness ndi yowonjezera chochitika. Pali zambiri zomwe mungachite kumzinda wa Baltimore ndi mayina a dzina monga Days Inn, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Renaissance ndi Sheraton. Njira yanu yabwino yopeza ma hotela idzagwiritsa ntchito Wopanga Ulendo ngati angapereke kufufuza kwa mahotela omwe alipo komanso kupereka ndemanga zapamwamba kuchokera kwa makasitomala akale.
Mwinanso mukhoza kuyang'ana kumanga nyumba ku Baltimore. Pali zambiri zomwe mungasankhe komanso eni nyumba akuyang'ana kupanga zochepa ndi Preakness zikuchitika. Kupereka kumsika kuyenera kukhala kokongola chifukwa cha izi komanso mpikisano wa ogulitsa osadziwa bwino ayenera kuwopsya. Izi zidzakwaniritsa zochitika zabwino kumeneko, kotero muyenera kuyang'ana mawebusaiti monga AirBNB, VRBO, kapena HomeAway.
Pitani ku tsamba awiri kuti mudziwe zambiri zokhudza kupita ku Preakness.
Pa Pimlico Race Course
Kumbukirani momwe ndinayankhulira Preakness infield si momwe kale Masiku otha kuponya zitini za mowa kwa wina pamene akuyendetsa phokoso la pota yatha. Simungabweretse ozizira kapena zakumwa za mtundu uliwonse. Panalibe zakumwa zambiri, koma zachitidwa mofulumira kwambiri komanso popanda ndowa zotsekera. Mndandanda wathunthu wa ndondomeko za chitetezo, kuphatikizapo zomwe mungathe komanso zomwe simungathe kuzibweretsa, zimatchulidwa pano pa webusaiti ya Preakness.
Mukangoyenda kumsewu mudzafuna kudziwa komwe mungayende pozungulira. Gates imatseguka pa 8 koloko ndi mpikisano woyamba kuyambira 10:30 am Chifukwa cha malo a Grandstand, simungathe kufika njanji ngati iwe ukanakhala pamsewu wabwinobwino chifukwa mumakhala kumadera amenewo. M'malo mwake mutha kuyendayenda kunja kwa Grandstand ndikuwona anyamatawa akukwera mahatchi m'dera la paddock. Ngati muli mu infield ndi kuvomereza, simungathe kuchoka m'dera lamtunda.
Zoletsedwa pa zomwe mungabweretse ku PImlico Race Course sizikutanthauza kuti simudzakhala ndi nthawi yopambana. Infield ndi phwando losayima ndi achinyamata ambiri. Mudzamverera ngati muli pa phwando ndipo simudzatha kuona mpikisano wina osati pawindo lalikulu, koma mwayi umene simudzasamala. Panthawi imeneyi, gulu lachikulire lidzakondwera ndi Susan omwe ali ndi diso lakuda, kusanganikirana kwa vodka, rum, ndi liqueur ya lalanje ndi madzi alanje ndi chinanazi.
Kunja ku Baltimore
Ngati pali chakudya chimodzimodzi ndi Maryland, tonse timadziwa kuti ndi nkhanu. Pali zambiri zomwe mumapereka ku Baltimore. Zakudya Zam'madzi za Faidley zomwe zili kumzinda wapambana mpikisano ndi mikate ya nkhanu. (Iwo ali ndi oyster wamkulu, monga momwe Thames Street Oyster House ndi Oyster Ryleigh wa.) Faidley wagonjetsedwa ndi Gertrudes, yomwe imatumiza mkate wochuluka wochuluka pafupi ndi msewu.
Malo ogulitsira odyera pansi pa madzi ndi njira ina yabwino yophika mikate. Bo Brooks ku Canton amapanga zitsamba zazikulu zophika ndi madzi ndi mowa ngati mukuyembekezera chinthu chapadera. Potsirizira pake, Jimmy Wotchuka Zakudya Zam'madzi anawonetsedwa pa Diners, Drive-Ins, ndi Dives ndipo amadziwika kuti ali ndi nkhanu komanso zakudya zina zam'madzi.
Pali zambiri ku moyo kuposa nkhanu, kotero pali zina zomwe mungachite kuti muwonetsere ku Baltimore. Msika wa Chaps Charcoal umapanga masangweji otchedwa Pit Beef sandwiches omwe amakhala ndi anyezi ndi "Sauce ya Tiger," kuphatikizapo mayonesi ndi zowopsa. Anthu omwe ali ndi njala amatha kupita ku "Big Cake," omwe amakhala ndi nkhumba zapeni, anyezi, ndi "Sauce ya Tigir" komanso ng'ombe yamphongo, Turkey, tchizi, ndi msuzi. Anthu nthawi zonse akufunafuna pizza yabwino ndipo mudzapeza kuti Joe Squared, Johnny Rad's, kapena BOP Brick Oven Pizza. Aliyense amakonda Mexican, ndicho chifukwa chake mungakonde kupita ku Barcocina. Duck confit empanadas ndi lobster guacamole adzakuchititsani kuti muyende ulendo. Dzina lakuti Johnny Sanchez mwina silikupangitsani kuganizira za zakudya zabwino za ku Mexican, koma taqueria kuchokera kwa oyang'anira akuluakulu John Besh ndi Aaron Sanchez ku Horseshoe Casino kwenikweni amapereka, makamaka tostados.
Burger yabwino kwambiri ku Baltimore ikhoza kudyedwa pa Mbali & Ntchito, kumene mtundu wa burger umasintha nthawi zambiri. The "Classic Classic" yowonetsedwa posachedwa, koma adyo mayo ndi cheddar amapereka bwino kukoma kwa nthaka youma zaka chuck. Zina zonse zomwe zikuphatikizapo nyama zakutchire, makamaka mchere, ndi wopambana. Bryan Voltaggio adakondwera ndi nthawi yake pa Top Chef ndi malo ake odyera Aggio omwe akugwiritsa ntchito masiku asanu ndi amodzi a ku Italy ndi imodzi mwa malo otentha kwambiri m'tawuni masiku ano. Azumi yatsopano mu Four Seasons amapereka sushi yabwino mumzinda, koma ng'ombe ya Waygu ndi chakudya kwambiri.
Mowa wa Belgium ndi waukulu kudutsa dziko masiku ano ndipo Baltimore amadzipereka yekha ndi De Kleine Duivel. Amapereka mabotolo opitirira 150 a mabotolo ndi maulendo asanu ndi atatu ozungulira. Bungwe la Union Craft Brewery linatseguka m'chaka cha 2012 ndipo taproom yake imapangitsa osamwa akusangalala Lachinayi ndi Lachisanu usiku pamene malo oyimitsa magalimoto akuwonjezera nyimbo, chimanga, ndi magalimoto.
Anthu omwe akusowa chovala choyenera ayenera kupita ku Bungwe la Odyera Mapazi ku Federal Hill. Palinso chakudya chabwino, koma malo odyera ndi abwino kwambiri m'tawuni. Old Fashioned mumzindawu akutumizidwa ku WC Harlan ndipo sakonda Old fashioned. Manhattan, zakumwa zina zomwe timasangalala nazo, ndi zakumwa zosangalatsa ku Rye, malo ena odyetsera malo ku Fells Point.
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