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Yesterday afternoon, the Qgeeklets went off to play at a friend's house, and Mrs. Qgeek and I found ourselves with an afternoon to ourselves and nothing to do (poor planning, that, eh?). Since we weren't excited by any of the movie choices in the nearby theaters, and because it was a beautiful day, we decided to go for a walk in the historic district of Alexandria.
We parked on the edge of Old Town, and strolled down to the waterfront. It was a pleasant walk, with the flowers blooming and the leaves just coming out on the trees. When we reached the river, we turned toward King Street and the heart of Old Town. Now I haven't been down in this part of Old Town on a weekend in a long time, so I was a bit surprised by the amount of street life. There were crowds of people walking up and down King Street and along the waterfront. There were a number of street performers, including a cellist, a trumpeteer and a guy playing his "water harp," a table covered with glasses filled with varying levels of water. This last guy was quite impressive, playing Pachelbel and Bach, as well as some more contemporary tunes by running his fingers over the edges of these glasses. Amazing.
We continued our stroll, watching a clown make balloon animals for the kids, and parrot rescue group show off some of their birds. The air was festive, and all the people seemed to be enjoying the glorious weather. We continued back up King Street, back towards where we left the car. At Washington Street, we took a brief detour to cut through the cemetery at Christ Church (which was where both George Washington and Robert E. Lee attended services), before returning to our uphill climb on King Street. Eventually, we returned to the car and headed home, but it was a very pleasent way to spend part of our afternoon. My only regret it that I didn't grab a few books to take with us before we left!
We parked on the edge of Old Town, and strolled down to the waterfront. It was a pleasant walk, with the flowers blooming and the leaves just coming out on the trees. When we reached the river, we turned toward King Street and the heart of Old Town. Now I haven't been down in this part of Old Town on a weekend in a long time, so I was a bit surprised by the amount of street life. There were crowds of people walking up and down King Street and along the waterfront. There were a number of street performers, including a cellist, a trumpeteer and a guy playing his "water harp," a table covered with glasses filled with varying levels of water. This last guy was quite impressive, playing Pachelbel and Bach, as well as some more contemporary tunes by running his fingers over the edges of these glasses. Amazing.
We continued our stroll, watching a clown make balloon animals for the kids, and parrot rescue group show off some of their birds. The air was festive, and all the people seemed to be enjoying the glorious weather. We continued back up King Street, back towards where we left the car. At Washington Street, we took a brief detour to cut through the cemetery at Christ Church (which was where both George Washington and Robert E. Lee attended services), before returning to our uphill climb on King Street. Eventually, we returned to the car and headed home, but it was a very pleasent way to spend part of our afternoon. My only regret it that I didn't grab a few books to take with us before we left!
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