Ambling past Alexandrian art (say THAT ten times fast!)

I recently uploaded nearly a thousand pictures from my camera and realized that I had neglected to post about a number of my exploratory adventures during my first weeks here in DC. These photos were taken during the second weekend in September, on King Street in Alexandria, Virginia, where there was an enormous and very lively art fair which stretched down to the end of the street to the (Potomac) river.

Alexandria welcomed me with a door in my very favorite color.

Even the local Starbucks was charming and old-looking and made of brick. Absurd.

When I had finished browsing one side of the art fair, I took a walk down by the waterfront. It was a hot Sunday afternoon, and there were people everywhere, musicians playing on the sidewalk, and, of course, pigeons. I made sure to get you a nice shot of the pigeons.

I walked back to the metro (about a mile and a half) along the other side of the art fair, so I could at least catch a glimpse of everything on display. (My favorite stall of the day was a gallery of jewelry made out of old watch parts!)

And in case you were worried, I also made sure to take in some historic buildings with arches and columns.