The Baltimore Sun from Baltimore, Maryland • Page R5

5 TRAVEL BALTIMORE SUN TRAVEL OCEAN Relax. Refresh. Recharge. ABLOCK FROM THE BEACH 13801 Coastal Highway Ocean 410.250.1100 800.492.1873 www.fenwickinn.com YOUDESERVE ANESCAPE WEEKDAYS BUY ONE A SECOND NIGHT FREE WEEKENDS BUY ONE A SECOND HALFOFF for Details.Tax Not Included. Limited Availability.Advance Reservations Required.

Locateddirectlyonthebayat48thStreet ThePrincessBaysideistheplacefor youseektheserenityofwavescaress- OCEANCITYGETAWAY! included.Somerestrictionsmayapply.Ratesbyadvancereservationonly. Bayviewavailableatslightlyhigherrate. PRING I CEAN ITY Includes 1dinner, 2breakfasts perperson EEKDAY EEKEND 99 129 GolfPackagesAvailable 1-800-OC-LINKS perpersonperperson BEACH HOTEL www.princessbayside.com 1-888-4-BAYSIDE 1-800-942-9042 www.seahawkmotel.com HiltonOceanCityOceanfrontSuitesoffers225inviting environment.Ouraward-winningpropertyfeatures players.Invitingindoor&outdoorpools,finedining andalounge.RelaxwithusthisSpringwhenthe coastiswideanduncrowded. Tobookcall866-729-3200or visitwww.oceancityhilton.com OceanfrontGetaway HiltonOceanCityOceanfrontSuites 866-729-3200 www.oceancityhilton.com endlesssandybeachtowalkalong.Thesoundsofsurf fromaprivateoceanfrontbalcony.Andthepleasure high-speedinternetaccessandthemorningnewspaper. Comeunwindanddriftawayonacalmoceanbreeze.

QUALITYINNOCEANFRONT TropicalSpringSpecials HOLIDAYINNOCEANFRONT QUALITYINNBOARDWALK exerciseroom.Oceanfrontrestaurant. FLAGSHIPOCEANFRONTHOTEL Reservations www.ocmdhotels.com Liimitednumberofroomsavailable.Somerestrictionsapply. EnjoyaBeachBreak WardChampionshipWildfowlCarvingCompetition MDInternationalKiteExposition Luxuryone-bedroom Bar.Exerciseroomandgameroom.Fordining 866-627-8483 www.ocsuites.com MostPrestigiousBoardwalkAddress RelaxwithusinaJacuzziSuite overlookingtheAtlanticOcean. 9thStreet 1-888-678-4111or410-289-6381 www.paradiseplazainn.com ALLNEW FEATURING 22DRAFTS ONTAP ThePerfectLocation! SUMMER RATES UNDER Subject to Availability. Per Night, Plus Tax.

Based on dates of stay. Advance Reservations Required. Not valid with other offers. Call for more details. 200 9TH ST.

DIRECTOCEANFRONT BOARDWALK Ocean City, MD Whowillbe glimpsed next? See whose fashion sense is every Thursday in Health Style and online at baltimoresun.com/glimpsed. but classy family-run boutique. Eastern eats: Britain known for its contributions to world cuisine, but in cultural stew pot, the whole world is there for the eating. The East End is famous for Asian food cheap, quick and as good as anything to be found in Delhior Da Nang.On Brick Lane, nicknamed curry all about the subcontinent, such as the Indian classics served up at Aladin Brick Lane(132 Brick lane.co.uk).Neighboring Dalston is known for its unpretentious Vietnamese eateries, such as Song Que(134 Kingsland Road, a traditional Cockney staple, try some pie mash or, for the more courageous palate, jellied eels at M. Manze(87 Tower Bridge Traditional pubs: Some of best are out east.

There are dozens of quality watering holes concentrated in the Square Mile, where workers gather to loosen ties and quaff some ale at sundown. Among the pick of those worth going a little farther afield for are The George Inn(77 Borough High 500-year-old former coach house near Borough Market; The Mayflower(117 Rotherhithe rotherhithe.com),a riverside joint highlighting the history of the Pilgrims, who set sail from England nearby; and Palm Tree (127 Grove proper melting-pot East End boozer with live music on weekends. Marvelous markets: East soul is in its markets. Early-bird wholesalers such as Billingsgate(fish) and Smithfield(meat) date back centuries and remain great places to people-watch and get a feel for the pulse. Others have evolved into far more varied and tourist-friendly destinations.

Spitalfields (www.spitalfields.co.uk)is the place to go for art, jewelry and vintage fashion, and on Saturdays Borough Market (boroughmarket.org.uk)is a buzzing smorgasbord of artisan food, suitably surrounded by excellent pubs and restaurants. For an earthier experience, head to the Sunday flower market on Columbia Road (www.columbiaroad.info)to watch the Shoreditchbourgeoisie haggle with Cockney traders for their weekend blooms. Glorious Greenwich: Providing a suitably grandiose setting for the equestrian events during the Olympics, Greenwich is one of most historically resonant and attractive areas. This is the place to go to get a feel for the former role as the hub of the largest maritime empire, aperiod symbolized by the Royal Observatory (rmg.co.uk),perched on a hill in beautiful Greenwich Park, where visitors still roll up daily for a chance to stand on either side of the Meridian. The most famous landmark, the Cutty Sark (King William Walk, cutty sark.org.uk), an elegant 19th-century tea clipper preserved in dry-dock, burned in 2007 but reopened this year after a painstaking restoration.

There also is a fantastic Sunday antiques market. Cutting-edge culture: In keeping with the East gritty character, cultural offerings in this part of London tend toward the new and progressive. Perhaps the most important cultural landmark is the Whitechapel Art Gallery(77-82 Whitechapel High www.whitechapelgallery.org)which features work by local artists alongside headline retrospectives. The Vortex Jazz Club (11Gillett Square, vortexjazz.co.uk)is a legendary music spot renowned for the best up-and-coming talent. Flying the flag for East End theater, the Arcola (24 Ashwin arcola theatre.com)is an intimate venue specializing in contemporary social drama.

Shoreditch shindigs: Dubbed new by British design doyen Sir Terence Shoreditch is a world away from the urban decay that defined the area 20 years ago. Fueled by a creative boom in the 1990s, old warehouses and factories have been reborn as flats, offices, bars and nightclubs, transforming industrial wastelands into one of the trendiest spots for a night out in London. Current favorites for the hipster set include the Book Club(100106 Leonard Cal- looh Callay(65 Rivington aybar.com). If a fan of live music, check out the summer festival program in Victoria Park, in neighboring Tower Hamlets (nearest tube: Mile End). Dome delights: First opened to mark the year 2000, the Millennium Dome began life as a much-pilloried white elephant.

Today, reincarnated as the O2 Arena (theo2.co.uk),this giant white tent on the Greenwich Peninsula is one of the most successful concert venues, with megastars clambering over each other to sell out its 20,000 seats. Hot tickets for 2012 include Jay-Z Kanye West, Radiohead and the Michael Jackson tribute World Tour. East End has a new face LONDON, Frompage1 Olympic Park, on a reclaimed piece of industrial land in East London, will be a focus of attention this summer. REUTERS PHOTO FROM PAGE ONE BEST FROM BWI $557 United Eugene, Ore. $572 Delta Eugene, Ore.

$626 US Airways Eugene, Ore. Restricted round-trip fares as researched online Friday, the day the Travel section goes to press. Fares may include Web specials and may change daily. If you make it across the pond for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, you can get a head start on the U.S. Olympic trials for track and field in Eugene, June 22-July 2.

Quiz answer Pheasant Island, in the middle of the Bidasoa River. It is a condominium, a territory jointly administered by two or more countries, usually simultaneously. But in this case, French six months of the year and Spanish the other six months. Visitors are not allowed on the island. Sleep under stars in NYC This is a rarity, unless you regularly curl up on a bench in Central Park.

The new boutique hotel Hyatt 48 Lex in Midtown Manhattan is offering eight terrace studios and suites with outdoor beds to let guests sleep under the stars between Memorial Day and Labor Day. You can always retreat into your suite if the weather turns foul or the that gets on your nerves. But still, with a bottle of wine, a backpack from Dean Deluca with glasses and treats, plus an outdoor massage, this experience is hard to pass up. Then again, it terribly cheap: It starts at $509 a night. Go to 48lex.hy att.com and click on Werland, Tribune Newspapers TRENDS.