Old Town Alexandria: Where Ellie Decides Contortionism is Her Thing (May 2019)

When you're about to move you start thinking of all the things in the area you haven't done yet.   After nearly 20 years in the DC area, there wasn't much that we'd never done, however there were many things that we hadn't done in many years.   Old Town Alexandria was one of those for us.  

According to Wikipedia, "Alexandria  is a city on the Potomac River, just south of Washington, DC. It’s known for its Old Town, with brick sidewalks and well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings. King Street is lined with boutiques and specialty shops. Founding fathers dined at Gadsby’s Tavern, now a museum with period objects and photographs."

We'd driven through Alexandria a number of times over the years, but realized that we hadn't officially visited there in 15+ years.   So in May, with my DC area bucketlist at the forefront of my mind,  we decided to go explore. 

AnnaLisa and Tim came with us.   And we just spent a beautiful Spring day walking around.  We enjoyed the Torpedo Art Factory, the historical surroundings, and the good food.

 

The blue house in the picture below is called the "Spite House".  At a mere 7-feet wide, it is reportedly the narrowest house in America. The story goes that the owner of one of the neighboring houses in 1830 decided that he was sick of people using the alley way next to his house, so he bought it and built a house there to keep people out.

Here's a view of it from a little further out, so you can see how truly narrow it is.

In amongst the charming old buildings, quaint alleyways, and scenic river views, Ellie decided to try out some of her flexibility for the camera. 

As you can see....she is quite flexible.

And didn't get a lick of it from me!

 

All in all, it was a fun day exploring an interesting and beautiful place.  

I'm not sure why it took us so long to get back there, but I highly recommend it if you ever happen to find yourself in the DC area.