{"id":6523,"date":"2019-02-02T16:24:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T14:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/?p=6523"},"modified":"2019-02-02T16:58:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T14:58:05","slug":"vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/","title":{"rendered":"Vederi din Maryland (2), MAPAMOND nr. 169"},"content":{"rendered":"<a  href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-admin\/options-general.php?page=post_views' class='entry-meta' style='text-align:center'><b>Post Views<\/a><\/b> = 1191<br\/><p>Baltimore este un ora\u0219 emblematic \u0219i plin de ritmuri istorice \u00eempletite cu inova\u021biile contemporane pe care le-a\u021bi perceput \u00een num\u0103rul trecut. Cum se desf\u0103\u0219oar\u0103 via\u021ba \u00een \u00eemprejurimile metropolei? Cu mai multe viteze, mai multe expresii \u0219i moduri de a o tr\u0103i. Pragmatismul american este, \u00eens\u0103,\u00a0 \u00eent\u00e2lnit la fiecare pas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maryland-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maryland-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maryland-3.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maryland-3-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maryland-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>O atmosfer\u0103 pe care greu \u021bi-o po\u021bi imagina c\u0103 exist\u0103 \u00een \u201dregiunea\u201d Maryland, la peste 50 de kilometri de Baltimore. Cu ochii pe ceas, dar f\u0103r\u0103 stres, cu oameni interesan\u021bi, ce au timp de pove\u0219ti, parc\u0103 decupa\u021bi din alte filme, care fac turism parc\u0103 de c\u00e2nd s-au n\u0103scut. Calm, armonie \u0219i afaceri de familie, prin care \u021bi-ai c\u00e2\u0219tigat dreptul de a avea \u0219i timpul t\u0103u pentru a te bucura de via\u021b\u0103. Natura \u0219i peisajele sunt generoase. Coline verzi, paji\u0219ti sm\u0103l\u021buite cu flori, vaci, culturi de hamei etc. Este Maryland un corn al abunden\u021bei turistice? Ne-am oprit la c\u00e2teva \u201dtablouri\u201d, ce se suprapun\u00a0 succesului \u00een afaceri. Nu sunt afaceri mari, dar sunt profitabile.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6523 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/maneque-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maneque-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/20170608_140118-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20170608_140118-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/20170608_140716-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20170608_140716-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/20170608_142136-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20170608_142136-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/20170609_135435-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20170609_135435-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/maneque-1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maneque-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/maneque-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Maneque-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/manor-brewery-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/manor-brewery-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Ion Creang\u0103 american \u0219i Regele uria\u0219ilor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prima noastr\u0103 sta\u021bie a fost Manor Hill Brewing Company. Tinerii patroni \u0219i-au pus sufletul pe tava turismului. Ei produc circa 20 de feluri de bere artizanal\u0103, filtrat\u0103 sau nefiltrat\u0103, blond\u0103, ro\u0219ie, dulce, amar\u0103, neagr\u0103 sau caramel, care consumat\u0103 \u00een cantit\u0103\u021bi rezonabile, alung\u0103 inhibi\u021biile \u0219i sudeaz\u0103 prietenii noi. Periodic aici sunt g\u0103zduite manifest\u0103ri artistice, concertele f\u0103c\u00e2nd cas\u0103 bun\u0103 cu berea proasp\u0103t\u0103. O mare parte din produc\u021bie este livrat\u0103 \u00een magazine dedicate cunosc\u0103torilor. Restul r\u0103m\u00e2ne la dispozi\u021bia turi\u0219tilor care au ocazia, cum e \u0219i firesc s\u0103 fac\u0103 un circuit \u00een interiorul micii fabrici, \u00eenso\u021bi\u021bi \u0219i de Pumilia Sisley, Top room manager.<\/p>\n<p>Bine hidrata\u021bi ne \u00eendrept\u0103m spre Historic Savage Mill, situat\u0103 \u00een localitatea cu acela\u0219i nume. Avem \u00een fa\u021ba ochilor cl\u0103dirile unei vechi bumb\u0103c\u0103rii care a fost recuperat\u0103 \u0219i convertit\u0103 \u00eentr-un complex multifunc\u021bional, cu magazine \u0219i spa\u021bii dedicate activit\u0103\u021bilor de divertisment: studiouri artistice, anticariate, restaurante \u0219i spa\u021bii cu mici afaceri ce atrag turi\u0219tii spre lucruri hand-made, ce \u00ee\u021bi pot colora locuin\u021ba \u0219i via\u021ba. Frumosul parc al localit\u0103\u021bii este o galerie de sculpturi la iarb\u0103 verde, cu personaje idilice parc\u0103 inspirate din c\u0103r\u021bile unui Ion Creang\u0103 american. Te desprinzi greu de acest loc, ca \u0219i de scaunul uria\u0219 de la intrare pe care te po\u021bi a\u0219eza numai dac\u0103 urci c\u00e2teva trepte. C\u00e2teva minute am fost&#8230; regele uria\u0219ilor. \u00cenainte de asta am participat la unul dintre atelierele de crea\u021bie, unde am bricolat&#8230; visele. De fapt, ni se spune, ne afl\u0103m \u00een interiorul unui program de relaxare, conceput de o artist\u0103 local\u0103, profesoar\u0103 la origini, dedicat adul\u021bilor, copiilor dar \u0219i familiilor. V\u00e2rsta nu conteaz\u0103 ci dispozi\u021bia de a face lucruri voluntare care-\u021bi procur\u0103 mici bucurii ale normalit\u0103\u021bii. Num\u0103rul aderen\u021bilor\u00a0 este \u00een cre\u0219tere, semn c\u0103 oamenii apreciaz\u0103&#8230; joaca cu foarfecile, desenele, h\u00e2rtiile colorate \u0219i lipici. Sigur, cei care vor adrenalin\u0103 se pot bucura de facilit\u0103\u021bile Terrapin Adventure Park, dotat cu tot ce-\u021bi trebuie ca s\u0103 po\u021bi s\u0103ri prin copaci, urca \u00een turnuri \u0219i te da cu tiroliene pe trasee de sute de metri.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creatori de mod\u0103 pentru c\u00eeteva ore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alt discurs, legat de art\u0103 \u0219i inova\u021bie, am aflat la Mannequart Museum fondat de c\u0103tre designerul Lee Anderson. \u00cempreun\u0103 cu Maryland Fashion Institute ea \u00eencurajeaz\u0103 tinerii arti\u0219ti ce aspir\u0103 la gloria modei s\u0103 creeze tinute din materiale reciclabile. Expozi\u021bia rezultat\u0103 este o provocare ca orice inova\u021bie pentru ochi \u0219i suflet. Tinerii creatori au realizat seturi de \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103minte din tot ce le-a c\u0103zut \u00een m\u00e2n\u0103: bilete de autobuz, h\u0103rtii de filtru de cafea, elemente polimerice, panglici, scrisori de dragoste, vederi, c\u0103r\u021bi de joc, cioburi de oglinzi, capace de ro\u021bi de ma\u0219in\u0103, h\u00e2rtie de scris, \u00eempletituri \u0219i multe altele. Accesul \u00een atelierul de crea\u021bie ne-a permis s\u0103 fim \u0219i noi \u201dcreatori\u201d de mod\u0103 pentru o dup\u0103-amaiz\u0103. Gazda ne-a pus la dispozi\u021bie l\u0103zi cu resturi de materiale, ma\u0219ini de cusut \u0219i ne-a dat de lucru. Fiecare a fost invitat s\u0103-\u0219i creeze un fular ori \u0219al de amintire. Distrac\u021bia a fost egal\u0103 cu relaxarea \u0219i satisfac\u021bia. Am putut vedea &#8211; prin amabilitatea directorului executiv Al Scolnik -, ultimele loturi de haine ce urmau s\u0103 plece spre marile magazine. Piesele de \u00eembr\u0103c\u0103minte, executate \u00een serii mici, din materiale \u00een armonie cu natura, la pre\u021buri de livrare, fire\u0219te, variind \u00eentre&#8230; 500 \u0219i 12.000 de dolari.<\/p>\n<p>Natur\u0103 la pachet ne-a fost oferit\u0103 din plin \u00een Rezerva\u021bia natural\u0103 Baltimore National Pike. Este organizat\u0103 de-a lungul albiei r\u00e2ului Patapsco, pe o suprafa\u021b\u0103 de circa 55 de kilometri. Aici amatorii de drume\u021bii au la dispozi\u021bie peste 350 de kilometri de trasee marcate \u0219i \u00eentre\u021binute de voluntarii parcului. Aceast\u0103 rezerva\u021bie are la origini o ini\u021biativ\u0103 patronal\u0103 ce s-a concretizat prin amenajarea unui parc de recreere \u0219i refacere a minerilor care lucrau \u00een carierele din zon\u0103.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lincoln, Zinfandel \u0219i afine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>O alt\u0103 vizit\u0103 scurt\u0103, pentru energizare, am bifat-o cu succes la fabrica \u201dLost Ark Distilery\u201d. Un business aparte, bazat pe test\u0103ri rapide de whisky, produs dup\u0103 re\u021bete artizanale proprii. Ac\u021bionarii tineri, ambi\u021bio\u0219i, ne amintesc de dificult\u0103\u021bile prin care au trecut p\u00e2n\u0103 au ajuns la dot\u0103rile moderne de fabrica\u021bie dar \u0219i la serviciile \u00een centrul c\u0103rora st\u0103 aten\u021bia acordat\u0103 detaliilor. Sticle prelucrate manual, personalizate pentru fiecare b\u0103utur\u0103 \u0219i materiale promo\u021bionale atipice, toate acestea trimi\u021b\u00e2nd spre istoria regiunii. Lost Ark s-a impus ca o amprent\u0103 specific\u0103 \u00een turismul zonei Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Ei bine, merit\u0103m s\u0103 facem \u0219i o incursiune \u00een istoria c\u0103ilor ferate. Old Ellicott City s-a dovedit a fi ideal pentru a \u00eencepe aceast\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103torie. Prin or\u0103\u0219elul-bijuterie nu mai trece niciun tren, dar spa\u021biile g\u0103rii, \u00eencadat\u0103 de str\u0103du\u021be \u00een pant\u0103, g\u0103zduiesc azi un muzeu feroviar generos. Locul vorbe\u0219te prin documente de prima cale ferat\u0103 din zon\u0103 \u0219i mai ales de istoriile legate de R\u0103zboiul civil, cel care a limpezit apele \u0219i a trasat drumul spre Statele Unite ale Americii de azi. Nu lipsesc nici Abraham Lincoln \u0219i telegraful care au marcat, fiecare \u00een parte \u0219i \u00eempreun\u0103, dezvoltarea politicii comunica\u021biilor moderne. \u0218i aici am fost \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Eric Masterton, director de v\u00e2nz\u0103ri la Group Tour\/Visit Baltimore, respectiv de Philip F. Shelton, care ne-au asigurat un spa\u021biu confortabil pentru documentare.<\/p>\n<p>Munc\u0103, munc\u0103, dar din c\u0103l\u0103toria noastr\u0103 nu au lipsit nici vinul \u0219i nici distrac\u021bia&#8230; culinar\u0103. Prima parte am consumat-o la domeniul viticol Boordy Vineyards. \u00centr-un ambient clasic de film american, am descoperit vi\u021ba de vie \u00een floare \u0219i savorile vinurilor testate \u00eempreun\u0103 cu gazdele. Vinuri sprin\u021bare, u\u0219oare, aromate, potrivite pentru orice ocazie. Preferin\u021bele noastre s-au concentrat pe Vidal Blanc Great Blue Heron, un demidulce produs din strugurii podgoriei \u0219i White Sangria, un vin u\u0219or, de var\u0103, cu aciditate moderat\u0103 ce punea \u00een valoare arome de l\u0103m\u00e2e \u0219i fructe tropicale. Provocator a fost \u0219i Zinberry, un cupaj creativ de Zinfandel \u0219i afine, cu o not\u0103 final\u0103 fructat\u0103, acid\u0103 \u0219i dulce. Unde a fost distrac\u021bia? La Ultimate Watersports\u2019 Sunset Cove &#8211; adic\u0103 plaj\u0103, caiac, Tiki Bar, muzic\u0103 live, intrare \u0219tampilat\u0103 pe m\u00e2n\u0103, selectarea foarte exigent\u0103 a clientelei, familii, copii care-\u0219i aduc p\u0103rin\u021bii aici, tineri \u00eendr\u0103gosti\u021bi, \u00eentr-un apus de soare, cu o lumin\u0103 aproape ireal\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOINA &amp; MARIAN CONSTANTINESCU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mul\u021bumiri pentru sprijinul logistic acordat US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION \u0219i VISIT BALTIMORE<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post Views = 1191Baltimore este un ora\u0219 emblematic \u0219i plin de ritmuri istorice \u00eempletite cu inova\u021biile contemporane pe care le-a\u021bi perceput \u00een num\u0103rul trecut. Cum se desf\u0103\u0219oar\u0103 via\u021ba \u00een \u00eemprejurimile metropolei? Cu mai multe viteze, mai multe expresii \u0219i moduri &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/2019\/02\/02\/vederi-din-maryland-2-mapamond-nr-169\/\">Continu\u0103 s\u0103 cite\u0219ti <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1739],"tags":[34,110],"class_list":["post-6523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-mapamond","category-numarul-169","tag-mapamond-2","tag-sua","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6523"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6563,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6523\/revisions\/6563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.travellermagazin.ro\/arhiva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}