Old Town

Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments about my daughter's new apartment!  She knows she is very fortunate to live where she does, and as Miss Char so nicely said in her comment, I'm thankful every day that our daughter is able to live some place where she is safe and comfortable!  The stylish part is a definite bonus though!

In my neck of the woods, this is what a traffic jam looks like!  Not that we don't have regular traffic congestion too, but when you live in a rural area, sometimes slow downs are caused by cool big green tractors!

But just by driving for a few hours we can get to real traffic jams, and ones that aren't caused by farm implements.

The Woodrow Wilson bridge, which spans the Potomac and connects Maryland and Virginia is the easiest way for us to access not only DC but also the suburbs that surround the city.

When most people think of cool DC areas filled with shops and restaurants, they immediately think of Georgetown.  And although Georgetown is a great area, the parking can sometimes be difficult and the prices are equally hard to deal with, so I prefer Old Town Alexandria for lunch and some browsing on a Sunday afternoon.

Old town has such great history, and its waterfront location makes it a beautiful place to take a stroll on a lovely fall afternoon, which is just what we did last weekend.

Still considered a pricey area, it is a little less expensive than coveted Georgetown, and there is so much to see and do in Old Town, which I love!

Old brick sidewalks, tree lined streets, shopping and dining choices galore, it's my kind of place!

But what I love the most is the architecture, and how you can wander the side streets and be treated to secret gardens behind beautiful fences!  Even a parking area looks good when it's behind a lovely iron fence like the one above.

Or dream of living in one of the glorious old mansions which line these old streets....sigh!  Any chance the owners of this house might invite me to take tea on that grand front porch?!

This one caught my fancy the other day...I wonder if they would be interested in doing a house trade for a few months?!

Those ornate windows, and the huge leaded glass fan light above the front door had me at hello!

Everywhere you turn in Old Town there is beautiful colonial style architecture.

Just look at the detail on this building...I love the dentil moulding and those lovely corbels framed by more delicate ornamentation!  Can you imagine the cost to create something like that in this day and age?!

And look at the brick detail above this entryway...so pretty!

If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend spending a day...or even a weekend in Old Town Alexandria, located in Virginia just outside of DC.  It will take you back in time and feed your soul in more ways than one!