Old Town Alexandria

As the rest of the group went to see Mount Vernon, I stole this wonderful lady and we went to Old Town Alexandria. I have been wanting to go explore it and needed a buddy, so I grabbed my chance.  All but one of the historical sites were open, but we still had fun walking the streets and window shopping the cute shops.

We parked, got our bearings, and went to the visitor center.  There we learned that most sites were closed that day. However, while inside, Mom saw a painting on the wall she loved.  After inquiring, we found out that the artist had a shop a few blocks away.  We were on the hunt. First we stopped for some ice cream and headed to the water front to take in the view of the Potomac River and the boats.  We were tempted to take a water taxi to the National Harbor, but there wasn't enough time.  

That would have been fun:)

Next we found the artist and bought one of his paintings.

It was so much fun just walking around looking at all the old architecture.

Christ Church

George Washington attended church here and Robert E. Lee was confirmed here.  

So much history it was fun to go see it.

This was George Washington's family pew.

After we left we had some time to kill and went into Wayne Wood.  It was a neighborhood that we looked at in the dark back when my parents and I came to Virginia to look for homes.  It is right off George Washington Parkway.  It was fun to see it in the daylight. As great as the area was, it was too expensive and we are glad we found the house we did.

~ May 4, 2015 ~