The Other Way in Old Town Alexandria

We usually visit Old Town Alexandria at least once a month for a morning walk. We generally take the path along the waterfront and then criss cross up and down past the stately old homes and townhouses. But yesterday we decided to go the other way. I read somewhere that there was a Washington Monument somewhere along the way - and we did find the miniature version. So we headed towards the airport where you can see the Capitol and the real Washington Monument in the distance. This path is the same one that winds all the way down to Mount Vernon along the Potomac River. There are a lot of new condominiums this way and everything starts to look the same after a while. There used to be some locks here to lift boats up and down - particularly during the civil war. There is also a very ugly and rusty old power plant that looks to have been there quite some time. The pathway is surrounded by a bird cage - perhaps to not get hit by any falling debris? We took the higher ground back towards the car where the old railroad track cuts through the town. After the walk we sat by the water in Founders Park and ordered pizza and chicken from Vaso’s Kitchen - a habit when we are in the area. After picking the food up we drove on to Gravelly Point to watch the planes land and have a bit of lunch. I don’t think we will probably walk that way again. But it was good to check it out for a change of pace.