Today was a lovely day! I had the day off and decided to go to Old Town Alexandria via the metro. I loved it! I walked towards the waterfront from King St. metro and window shopped, (I did go in a few stores, though.) Here are most of my photos from today! Enjoy!
I really like this door! It was part of a church.
This was my first destination! It's called the Lyceum. It was built in 1839. It first started as an educational building, a place to study and to do scientific experiments. In later years, it was used as a hospital, a private residence, and an office building (not at the same time;). Honestly I found this little museum a bit boring. There were two small exhibits, but nothing exciting, in my opinion.
My next stop was the Torpedo Factory! I loved this place! It was awesome! It was first used to build torpedoes during WWI and WWII. Now it is an art studio. A bunch of different artists, photographers, weavers, jewelry makers, potters etc. have their studios here. They have all their supplies they need for their art and you can watch them as they work. They all have little exhibits showcasing their work. Any of the pieces are for sale. And it was just plain awesome!
After the awesome Torpedo Factory. I sat by the water and ate my small lunch and enjoyed the beautiful view! I contemplated going on a water taxi ride, but decided against it.
I made my way down Cameron St. away from the waterfront to the Carlyle House! I decided to take a tour. It cost a few dollars and it was worth it. I first watched a short video about John Carlyle, the original owner and builder of the house. (He was a rich merchant from England, who was one of the founders of Alexandria. He came to America in 1741. You can click
here to learn more about this cool man:) A lady came in and gave me a tour of the house. I was the only one on the tour. It was a little weird, but I'm glad that I did the tour. It was very informational.
This is the full view of the house without me in it :) The house has been restored. Most of the items inside the house are duplicates, but there are still a few original things from the time of John Carlyle. It's beautiful on the inside and the outside!
After the Carlyle House, I was getting tired. But I remembered seeing this on my way to the waterfront and I decided I must stop there on my way home:) And I did.
These were the cupcakes. They were yummy! Honestly I think the frosting was the best part, though :) I don't even remember what kinds they were, but they were good!
I don't know why but I really liked this pillar of spiralness!
I didn't go here today, but this is the George Washington Masonic Memorial as seen from the King St. Metro stop. This will have to be a field trip for another day:)
This is me on the metro on my way home! It was a tiring, but an awesome and educational day!
I really like this door! It was part of a church.
This was my first destination! It's called the Lyceum. It was built in 1839. It first started as an educational building, a place to study and to do scientific experiments. In later years, it was used as a hospital, a private residence, and an office building (not at the same time;). Honestly I found this little museum a bit boring. There were two small exhibits, but nothing exciting, in my opinion.
My next stop was the Torpedo Factory! I loved this place! It was awesome! It was first used to build torpedoes during WWI and WWII. Now it is an art studio. A bunch of different artists, photographers, weavers, jewelry makers, potters etc. have their studios here. They have all their supplies they need for their art and you can watch them as they work. They all have little exhibits showcasing their work. Any of the pieces are for sale. And it was just plain awesome!
After the awesome Torpedo Factory. I sat by the water and ate my small lunch and enjoyed the beautiful view! I contemplated going on a water taxi ride, but decided against it.
I made my way down Cameron St. away from the waterfront to the Carlyle House! I decided to take a tour. It cost a few dollars and it was worth it. I first watched a short video about John Carlyle, the original owner and builder of the house. (He was a rich merchant from England, who was one of the founders of Alexandria. He came to America in 1741. You can click here to learn more about this cool man:) A lady came in and gave me a tour of the house. I was the only one on the tour. It was a little weird, but I'm glad that I did the tour. It was very informational.
This is the full view of the house without me in it :) The house has been restored. Most of the items inside the house are duplicates, but there are still a few original things from the time of John Carlyle. It's beautiful on the inside and the outside!
After the Carlyle House, I was getting tired. But I remembered seeing this on my way to the waterfront and I decided I must stop there on my way home:) And I did.
These were the cupcakes. They were yummy! Honestly I think the frosting was the best part, though :) I don't even remember what kinds they were, but they were good!
I don't know why but I really liked this pillar of spiralness!
I didn't go here today, but this is the George Washington Masonic Memorial as seen from the King St. Metro stop. This will have to be a field trip for another day:)
This is me on the metro on my way home! It was a tiring, but an awesome and educational day!
3 comments:
Wow, you're making me want to go spend the day in Alexandria. What a fun trip!
Looks like so much fun! I am jealous of your adventures! PS. I miss you so stinking much. Sometimes Nathan and I quote some of your awesome sayings :D We miss you, though! :D You are so beautiful!
Your picturesque adventures (along with Mika's pix today) remind us that the entire DC area is so beautiful with so much history.
Thanks for sharing your little adventures with us.
Love, Dad and Mom
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