A couple of Sundays ago, Aaron and I decided to explore Old Town Alexandria, with our friends who were visiting from Chicago. After taking the tour through the Washington Masonic Memorial ( in a previous blog), we took the famous King Street Trolley, and went all the way down King Street, to the waterfront of the Potomac River. We got off, wandered over to the Torpedo Factory Art Center (also in a previous blog), we decided to walk through Old Town on our way back. We are so glad we did this because we got to really appreciate the city we live in. I am sure you will agree that we live in a really cool, quaint, historic and trendy part of town.
Fun Facts:
1. Alexandria is George Washington’s hometown and part of the original Washington, DC.
2. Robert E. Lee, Civil War General moved to Alexandria with his family, when he was only 4 years old.
3. It served as one of the largest slave trading ports prior to the Civil War.
4. Alexandria was occupied by Union forces from the beginning of the Civil War, serving as a transportation and hospital center for the nation’s capitol.
5. The Edmonton Sisters became famous figures of the anti-slavery movements as they tried to escape and were caught.
6. Alexandria’s Old Town District was established in 1946.
The rest of this blog entry will be more like a photo blog, allowing you to experience a part of Old Town and draw your own conclusions.
I hope you enjoyed your stroll with us and loved our Old Town as much as we did!
Hello beautiful Yolanda!!! I'm so glad I can now visit your blog! We were actually visiting our friends who live in DC and they took us to Old Town Alexandria and we took family pictures there! It was so quaint I loved it! I hope you and your hubby are doing great. Miss you!
Hello beautiful Yolanda!!! I'm so glad I can now visit your blog! We were actually visiting our friends who live in DC and they took us to Old Town Alexandria and we took family pictures there! It was so quaint I loved it! I hope you and your hubby are doing great. Miss you!
Kelly! It has been so long and I miss you tons! What a sweet little family you have, and you are beautiful as always! I am glad you can visit my blog too – click on the top left corner and Follow the blog – it will keep you updated 🙂 I am glad you loved Old Town. We do too! It is only a mile away from where we live and we often stroll through its lovely, cobblestone streets. Next time you make it out here, let us know and we would love to see you!
Kelly! It has been so long and I miss you tons! What a sweet little family you have, and you are beautiful as always! I am glad you can visit my blog too – click on the top left corner and Follow the blog – it will keep you updated 🙂 I am glad you loved Old Town. We do too! It is only a mile away from where we live and we often stroll through its lovely, cobblestone streets. Next time you make it out here, let us know and we would love to see you!
I love love looove these pictures! Isn't it amazing how much history is in Old Town? I was blown away when I learned about it. Really?!? That's all in my backyard basically?!?!
I love love looove these pictures! Isn't it amazing how much history is in Old Town? I was blown away when I learned about it. Really?!? That's all in my backyard basically?!?!
Thanks, Chels! It is hard not to get lovely pictures in Old Town, isn't it? I was also amazed at how much history we are surrounded with, and how the more I read about it, the more I want to read about it! I am so grateful to live here and to enjoy all of this wonderful history.
Thanks, Chels! It is hard not to get lovely pictures in Old Town, isn't it? I was also amazed at how much history we are surrounded with, and how the more I read about it, the more I want to read about it! I am so grateful to live here and to enjoy all of this wonderful history.