Old Alexandria is a great place to visit if you want to just wander through interesting shops and dine in ethnic restaurants. We did a little bit of both on this scorchingly humid day. But, as usual, Brent and I had a great time despite the hot weather.
These are pictures of Christ Church. This is the Episcopal church attended by both George Washington and Robert E. Lee.
The Carlysle House became of import when British General Braddock made the mansion his headquarters in 1755. Braddock summoned five colonial governors to meet there to plan the early campaigns of the French and Indian War. Gadsby's Tavern was an important to Alexandria's political, economic, and social life and included visitors such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams.
We enjoyed the Torpedo Factory which produced torpedos during WWII. It has been turned into an art center along the waterfront.
This picture was taken for Kera.
Our plans to visit Mt. Vernon went by the wayside when one of the windows in the van broke as we were leaving the tri on Sunday. The window was down, and a mechanicsm broke so that we couldn't raise the window. Mt. Vernon will have to happen another day!
2 comments:
Organic dry cleaning or not, just don't do it. Buy wrinkle free :-)
bummer about Mt. Vernon, it's an interesting place.
Yes, I was disappointed, but I figure that gives us an excuse to make another trip down there! There's also a Whole Foods and I think a Trader Joe's - I was more upset about not stopping there.
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