Old Town Alexandria Architecture and Alleys

Old Town Alexandria is one of our favorite places. We used to go there for lunch, but not any more. So we usually take a ride over now for a morning walk just for a change of pace. Lately, it was for all the Halloween decorations. But usually, it’s just to observe the architecture of the place and see the change is seasons. Old Town has been around for a long time and has quite a history. One can only imagine all the people who walked the streets. There are magnificent mansions and cobble stone streets, a lot of iron works, and alley ways. There are narrow spaces between houses - it makes you wonder how some of these places were built. Typically there are walls surrounding the homes and secret gardens abound. Oftentimes the front of the house is on the side - built that way to decrease the taxes of a “wider” home. Obviously there is red brick everywhere. Hopefully one of these days things will return to “normal” and we can resume our habits and visit some of our favorite restaurants. Until then we will have to be content with an occasional diversion.