Izibonda zokuhamba: Isikhokelo sohambo lweSihlandlo sesiBini seKrown

Izinto Eziza Kukwazi Xa Ziya kwi-Stakness Stakes eBaltimore

Izigxobo zokuxhamla zivame ukunyanzelwa kuba ngumlenze wesibili we-Triple Crown, kodwa akufanele kube njalo. Kuyaziwa ngokuba ngumqhubi weqela lala mathathu ngenxa ye-antics eyenzekayo ngaphakathi kwaye ibonakala njengento engaphezulu kweso siganeko sendawo, kodwa ibaluleke kakhulu njengeminye intlanga emibili yeCrown Crown. Khawukhumbule nje ukuba awukwazi ukuphumelela iRwanda Crown ngaphandle kokuba uzuze yonke imilenze emithathu.

Inkqubo yePimlico Race Course ngaphandle kwedolophu yaseBaltimore ibamba i-Preakness Stakes minyaka yonke ngoMgqibelo wesithathu ngoMeyi. Kulula ukufumana, kuncinci kuneminye imilenze emibili yeCrown Triwn, kunye nenketho enkulu kuMgqibelo onokuzonwabisa ukuba imozulu ilungile.

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Wonke umntu uyazi malunga neqela kwi-Preakness infield. Kuguqulwa kwimeko apho iPimlico Race Course ngoku izisa izenzo zomculo ukuba zongeze emoyeni. Iikiti zithengiswa nge-intanethi kwaye amaxabiso aqala kwi-$ 55 xa uthenge ngo-Oktobha, ukwandisa ukuya kwi-$ 65 ngoNovemba, i-$ 75 ngoJanuwari, i-$ 85 ngo-Ephreli, kwaye ibiza ama-dollar ayi-95 ngosuku lomncintiswano. Kuyacaca ukuba uhlawulela ukuzithenga ngokukhawuleza xa ufuna ukuhamba. zithengiswa ngeedola ezingama-70 kwaye ukuthengisa kuyaqhubeka ukuya kutsho kweso siganeko ukuze kube lula. Yazi nje ukuba akuyinto eyasetyenziswa ukuba ibe ngokwemigaqo yeqela. (Siza kufakwa kwimigaqo-nkqubo kamva.) Kuyafaneleka ukuba ukwazi ukuba awukwazi ukubona uhlanga oluninzi.

Iikhodi ze-Infield ziphela kuphela onokuzithengela kumzila wosuku lomncintiswano, ngoko qi ni sekise ukuba uceba phambili ukuba akusikho apho ufuna ukuba khona. Kukho iikiti ze-infield ebizwa ngokuba yi-Mug Club, equka zonke i-ubhiya. Abo bathengisa kwangaphambili kwaye baxabisa imali engama-20 engaphezulu kweetikiti eziqhelekileyo ze -field.

Amathikiti kwiindawo ezihleliyo zithengiswa ngo-Oktobha kunyaka wekhalenda ngaphambi komncintiswano. Iindawo ezifanelekileyo zokuhlala zifuna ukuba uthenge amathikithi oMnyama-Eyed Susan weLwesihlanu, uhlanga oluphambili lweeveki, kwiphakethi neThikithi ze-Preakness. Iphakheji eninzi kakhulu yetikiti i-$ 300, kodwa unokufumana indawo yokuhlala engabizi kangangoko njenge-$ 75. Ukuba ulungile ukuba ungahlali nezihlalo eziqinisekileyo, ungangena kwi-grandstand ye-$ 30 kuphela. Ukugcinwa kwamatikiti okuhlala kwi-Preakness kuthengiswa ngeTikethiFly.com.

Ukuba awufumani ithikithi ngeemarike eziphambili, unokuhlala ujonga kwimarike yesibini. Izihlalo eziVikileyo zibonelela ngumboneleli wesigqeba esisemthethweni se-Stakes Preakness. Kuyacaca ukuba nawe unamathuba okwaziwa ukuthabathe amathikithi afana neTsibhub okanye i-aggregator yetikiti (cinga uKayak kumatekethi ezemidlalo) njenge SeatGeek kunye neTiqIQ, ezo zombini ezingabhalisi ithikiti ukusuka eStubhub. Kufanelekile ukwenza oku ukuba ukhangele izihlalo kwindawo ethile njengama tikiti asekhona kwiimarike eziphambili kuze kube yimini yomkhosi.

Ukufika apho

Ekubeni i-Preakness ayikho ininzi yoluhlanga oluya kuyo njengeKentucky Derby, iinqwelo-moya azikho nje ngexabiso elihle. Iintshukumo zeBaltimore, nangona kunjalo, ixabiso eliphezulu ngaphezu kweqhelekileyo (eyaziwayo njengexabiso lentengo) ngenxa yokuba izithintelo zokuPhumela ziza edolophini kwaye iifayili ziyazi ukuba imfuno iya kuba phezulu.

Ukuhamba ngeenqwelo, ngokukodwa kwimimandla emikhulu, kuya kunyuka kwixabiso elikufuphi sisondela kuMgqibelo wesithathu ngoMeyi. Esi siganeko sikhombisa ithuba elihle lokusebenzisa iinqwelo-moya zamakhilomitha ukuhlawula iindiza kunokungena kwemali kuba indleko kwiimitha aziyi kutshintsha ngokuphawulekayo ukusuka kwizinga eliqhelekileyo xa kuthelekiswa neendleko zeedola ziya. Kuyafaneleka ukuba ujonge kwienqwelo ezindizayo kunye nokuqhagamshelana ukuba ufuna ukugcina imali kwihambo lwakho. Indlela elula yokubheka indiza i-Kayak, i-aggregator yokuhamba, ngaphandle kokuba uyazi ngokucacileyo ukuba yiyiphi i-airline ofuna ukuyifumana.

Unokuqhubela eBoltimore ukusuka kwizixeko ezahlukahlukeneyo ngaphaya kwe-East Coast. IBaltimore i malunga neyure ukusuka eWashington DC, ngaphantsi kweeyure ezimbini ukusuka ePhiladelphia, iiyure ezintathu ukusuka eNew York City, iiyure ezine ukusuka ePittsburgh, kunye neeyure ezintandathu ukusuka eBoston.

Unokwazi ukujonga kwinqaba yokubhabha kwenye yezo zixeko ezikufuphi kunye nokuqhuba ukususela apho ukuba ungancedi ukufaka iiyure ezimbalwa xa uhamba.

Kukho umnxeba we-Amtrak ukuya eBaltimore kwiCororast Corridor eqala eWashington, DC ngasekupheleni kwayo kunye neBoston kwenye. I-Amtrak ihamba eWilmington, ePhiladelphia, eNew York, eNew Haven, nase-Providence kunye nezinye iidolophana ezincinane endleleni. Isitimela sidla ngokuthatha ixesha elide njengoko uqhuba ngemoto ukususela nangona isantya esiphezulu i-Acela ayifuni ukuhamba ngokukhawuleza. Inkonzo yebhasi evela kubasebenzisi abaninzi abanjengoGreyhound, Megabus, kunye neBolt Bus banikezelwa eBaltimore kwiidolophu ezinkulu kwiNyakatho-mpuma, kodwa kongeza ubuncinane iyure ukuya kohambo.

Inkqubo yePimlico Race Course ingaphantsi kweekhilomitha ezilishumi elinesihlanu ukusuka kwisixeko saseBaltimore. Ukupaka kwi-racetrack kubiza kakhulu. Ukupaka iimoto kuphuma kwi-$ 65- $ 170 kwaye, njengoko ukulindela, ukuhamba kweendleko ezidlulileyo kukuhamba emfutshane ukuya kumzila. Ulawulo lwasekhaya lwaseMaldinha yokuThuthwa kweMatriki (iMTA) linikeza ngokubonga inkonzo eyongezelelweyo yomqhubi ngeveki. Unokuthatha ibhasi, umzila ongaphantsi komhlaba, u-Light Rail, okanye i-MARC (umzila wesitimela wendawo) ukuya kumkhondo. I-website ye-MTA ibonisa zonke iinketho.

Uhlala phi

Amanani eehotele kwiBaltimore nakwienxa zonke ayabizi kakhulu kuba, njengoko kuchazwe ngasentla, i-Preakness iyona mcimbi wendawo. Kukho ininzi yezikhetho kwiDontown yaseBaltimore ngamagama e-brand ezifana ne-Days Inn, i-Hilton, i-Holiday Inn, i-Renaissance ne-Sheraton. Inketho yakho efanelekileyo yokufumana amahotele iya kuba ngokusebenzisa i-Trip Advisor njengoko inokubonelela ngeenkcukacha ezifumanekayo zeehotele ezifumanekayo ngeli xesha libonelela ngeempendulo eziphezulu kumakhasimende angaphambili.

Ngenye indlela unokwazi ukujonga izindlu zokuqashisa kwindawo yaseBaltimore. Kukho inketho ezininzi kunye nabanikazi bekhaya baya kukhangela ukwenza amackca ambalwa kunye noPhulo olwenziwe. Ukubonelelwa kwindawo yokuthengisa kufuneka kube kuhle ngenxa yale nto kwaye ukhuphiswano lwabathengisi abangenamava lufanele lukhokele ekwesabeni. Oku kuya kubangela ezinye iintetho ezilungileyo apho, ngoko kufuneka uhlale uhlola iiwebhusayithi ezifana ne-AirBNB, iVRBO, okanye i-HomeAway.

Hambisa ukuya kwiphepha ezimbini ukuze uthole ulwazi oluthe xaxa malunga nokuya kwi-Preakness.

Xa kuPimlico Race Course

Ukhumbule indlela endandikhankanya ngayo i-Preakness infield akuyiyo into eyayisetyenziswa kuyo? Iintsuku zokukwazi ukuphosa amathini weebhiya kumntu njengoko zihamba ngaphaya kweesethi ze-porta-potties ziphelile. Awukwazi ukuzisa ama-coolers okanye iziyobisi nayiphi na uhlobo. Kusekuninzi ukusela, kodwa kwenziwa kwindleko ebiza kakhulu kwaye ngaphandle kweenkiya zokusela. Uluhlu olupheleleyo lwemiqathango yokukhusela, kuquka oko unokukwazi kwaye awukwazi ukuletha kwi-racetrack, luboniswe apha kwiwebsite ye-Preakness.

Emva kokuba ufike emthonjeni uya kuthi ufuna ukuqonda apho ungayiduka khona. Izigqeba zivuliwe ngo-8 ngomncintiswano wokuqala ukususela ngo-10: 30 ekuseni Ngenxa yokuhlala kwe-Grandstand, awukwazi ukufumana umzila onjengawe oya ku-racetrack eqhelekileyo kuba kukho iindawo kuloo ndawo. Endaweni yoko uya kukwazi ukujikeleza ngaphaya kwe-Grandstand kwaye ubone ii-jockeys ziphakamisa amahashe kwindawo ye-paddock. Ukuba ungaphakathi kwindawo yokungena ngokuqhelekileyo, awuyi kukwazi ukushiya kwindawo yangaphakathi.

Izithintelo kwizinto onokuzizisa kwi-PImlico Race Course ayithethi ukuba awunaso ixesha elifanelekileyo kumncintiswano. I-infield yinkqubo engeyiyo yokuyeka kunye nesihlwele esincinane. Uza kuziva ngathi ukhona kwiqela elibi kwaye awuyi kubona umqhubi ngaphandle kwekhredithi enkulu, kodwa amathuba awunakukhathalela. Ngelo xesha ngaphesheya komzila, isihlwele esikhulileyo siya kuvuyela uSusans onama-Black, i-cocktail ixuba i-vodka, i-rum ekhanyayo kunye ne-liqueur e-orange kunye nerayisi ye-chinan.

E Baltimore

Ukuba kukho ukutya okufanayo kunye noMadgan, sonke siyazi ukuba yinto. Kukho into eninzi kwi-Baltimore. Iifatyambo ze-Faidley ezikuloo dolophu zinqobile uninzi ukhuphiswano kunye namaqanda alo. (Baye banama-oyster amakhulu, njengoko kwenza iNdlu ye-Oyster Street kunye ne-Oyster yeRyleigh.) UFaidley uye wabetha iGertrudes, ekhonza ezinye iigwebe eziqinileyo ze-crab kufuphi ne-racetrack.

Indawo yokudlela yasePerpoint ephantsi kwamanzi yinto enhle yokukhetha iinqebengwane. I-Bo Brooks eCanton yenza ezinye iindawo eziphambili ezitshisiweyo kwi-pickle juice kunye nobhiya ukuba ufuna into eyingqayizivele. Ekugqibeleni, i-Jimmy's Famous Seafood yayibonakaliswe kwiDiners, iDay-Ins, kunye neDive kwaye yaziwa ngokuba nekhweba elikhulu nezinye izitya zokutya zasemanzini.

Kukho obuninzi ebomini kunokrabhu, ngoko kukho ezinye iindlela zokusampula eBaltimore. I-Chaps Charcoal Restaurant ikhonza kwi-sandwiches yayo eyaziwayo ye-Pit Beef nge-anyions kunye ne "Tiger Sauce," inhlanganisela yeayonnaise kunye ne-horseradish. Abo balambileyo banokuhamba kunye ne "Raven," ene-Pit Beef efanayo, i-anyanisi, kunye ne "Tiger Sauce" kunye nenkomo yenkomo, i-turkey, i-American cheese kunye ne-barbecue sauce. Abantu basoloko bekhangela i-pizza efanelekileyo kwaye uya kufumanisa ukuba ngeYoe Squared, uJohn Rad Rad, okanye i-BOP ye-Oven Piven Pizza. Wonke umntu uyamthanda iMexico, yikho ke uya kukhishwa kwiBarcocina. Idada confit empanadas kunye ne-lobster guacamole iya kukuqinisekisa ukuba ufanele uhambo. Igama elithi Johnny Sanchez mhlawumbi alinakukwenza ucinge ngemveliso esemgangathweni yaseMexico, kodwa i-taqueria evela kubaphengululi be-elite uJohn Besh no-Aaron Sanchez eHaseshoe Casino ngokwenene bayayilondoloza, ngokukodwa i-tostados.

I-burger engcono kakhulu eBaltimore ingadliwa kwiiNgxenye neBasebenzi, apho uhlobo lwe-burger litshintsha rhoqo. Uhlobo olusandul 'udidi olusandul' u-Summer Classic "lulula, kodwa i-garlic mayo kunye ne-cheddar ngokwenene zinika ukunambitheka okuntle kumhlaba owomileyo owenzayo. Eminye imenyu equkethe ukutya kwendawo, ngokukodwa i-charcuterie, iphinda iphumelele. UBryan Voltaggio wathola ixesha elidlulileyo kwi-Top Chef kunye nendawo yakhe yokutyela entsha uAggio ekhonza i-Italiyali yexesha elidlulileyo enye yezona ndawo zifudumele kakhulu edolophini kule mihla. I-Azumi entsha kwi-Four Seasons ihambisa i-sushi enhle edolophini, kodwa inkabi ye-Waygu yindawo yokutya.

Ibhiya yaseBelgium enkulu kulo lonke ilizwe kule mihla kwaye iBaltimore inikezela yona noDe Kleine Duivel. Banikela ngeebhotile ezingaphezu kwe-150 kunye neesibhozo ezisibhozo ezijikelezayo. I-Union Craft Brewery yavulwa ngo-2012 kwaye i-taproom yayo igcina abaphuzayo bayonwabile ngoLwesine noLwesihlanu ebusuku xa iqela lokupaka longeza umculo, i-cornhole kunye namaloli okutya.

Abo banesidingo se-cocktail elifanelekileyo kufuneka baqhubele kwi-Club Bookers Cocktail Club e-Federal Hill. Kukho ukutya okulungileyo, kodwa imenyu ye-cocktail yinto efanelekileyo kakhulu edolophini. I-Old Fashioned edolophini ikwi-WC Harlan kwaye ayithandi i-Old Fashioned enkulu. I-Manhattan, esinye isiphuzo se-bourbon esiyonwabileyo, sisiselo sokhetho kwi-Rye, enye indawo epholile yokutya eFells Point.

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