...We wanted to do a day trip. Get out of the city a little bit and refresh our heads! Our original plan was to head out to Annapolis...home of the Naval Academy...ummmmmhmmmmmm. :] We planned to go so spontaneously that we didn't check transportation availability as well as we could have... while standing inside the Metro station we decided to go to Old Town, Alexandria for the day and explore our little hearts out. It was a much needed and one of the most beautiful days that DC has blessed us with all summer!
Our first stoppppppp:
THE MASONIC TEMPLE.
We spent two hours in this little ditty. When you get to the "King Street" Metro stops this beautiful building is one of the very first things that you see. There was a guided tour for 8 dollars. YES, we definitely did that. I felt like a mystery was about to be solved. I don't know if it is National Treasure's influence in my life, or what, but I have always had this fascination with Masons. We got to see some beautiful architecture, statues, paintings, and even a lock of George Washington's hair that they had retrieved when they had to fix his grave at Mount Vernon. My favorite thing that we saw all day though was a special little clock that was frozen in time. The time that the clock read wad the exact moment that George Washington had died. They snipped the wires at that moment. THAT WAS COOL. Another great moment from this day was when we got to go to the very top of the building and see the view of Alexandria and a great view of DC. It was beautiful!
Well Hello, little MAGNOLIA TREE...
So below is a picture of one of my very favorite things about DC. Magnolia trees are EVERYWHERE and really make the place special. They smell kind of like lemon heaven. When they have white blooms open all over them, their beauty competes with that of the cherry blossoms I think. New favorite thing.
THE MALE VERSION OF SANDRA BULLOCK-IN REAL LIFE.
That's right folks...you guessed it- an amazing older gentleman who plays "glass" in Old town. He gave our good friend Sandra a run for her money. I wish that I would have recorded a bit of him playing. He plays the most amazing songs. The glasses are all different shapes and sizes, each filled with different amounts of water.
Once you go all the way to the bottom of King Street you reach the beautiful water front. It just makes you want to hop on a sail boat and ride away! This was the group that we went with and had a blast-and-a-half. Old town is one of my new favorites. There is even a complementary trolley (how magical is that?!?) that drives you from the metro station all the way down King Street to the water front. I am so team Old town! I love the quaintness and fun.
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