Vaso’s Kitchen and Gravelly Point

It’s always a treat to drive to Old Town Alexandria. We have been visiting there since before we moved to DC seventeen years ago! When we lived on Capitol Hill We frequented the city for lunch at least twice a month. Now that we live in northern Virginia we drive in for a morning walk at least once a month. I oftentimes find a scene for the weekly photo challenge that I belong to. And oftentimes after we take our walk, we sit on the bench facing the Potomac River and order pick up from Vaso’s Kitchen. Then we drive over to the restaurant for the Greek pizza and chicken kabob and head to Gravelly Point. Then we park in the parking lot that is located next to Reagan airport, watch the planes take off and land and have a picnic of sorts. We always have half of the pizza and save the kabob for dinner. It’s usually pretty crowded there regardless of the time of year. We once walked along the trails there but I don’t care to walk on the same path as the bikes. But the views are great. You can see the Capitol building across the way. Since we rarely go anywhere anymore it’s a nice way to spend part of the day. It feels like being on a mini vacation. And for the first time this week it was finally warmer and sunny. Who could ask for anything more?