{"id":2942,"date":"2016-09-02T20:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T20:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2016-09-02T20:00:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T20:00:28","slug":"au-pairs-enjoy-charming-downtown-annapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2016\/09\/02\/au-pairs-enjoy-charming-downtown-annapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Au Pairs enjoy charming downtown Annapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0913.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2943\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0913-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0913\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0913-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0913-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0913-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0913-624x419.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0915.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2945\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0915-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0915\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0915-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0915-768x673.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0915-1024x897.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0915-624x546.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With so many new au pairs with Au Pair in America having arrived over the summer months, we wanted to introduce them to our lovely charming city of Annapolis. Last Sunday we enjoyed ice cream downtown at the Annapolis Ice Cream Company located on Main Street. Afterwards walked down to <a id=\"js_2h\" class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AnnapolisSummerGardenTheatre\/\">Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre<\/a> to see a very funny musical, The Producers . It was a great evening!\u00a0 For more information about hosting an au pair in your home to meet your childcare needs visit our updated and revised website at www.aupairinamerica.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0913.jpg\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/09\/DSC_0915.jpg\"><\/a> With so many new au pairs with Au Pair in America having arrived over the summer months, we wanted to introduce them to our lovely charming city of Annapolis. Last Sunday we enjoyed ice cream downtown at the Annapolis Ice Cream Company located on Main Street. 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