Through various searches on Craigslist and various discussions with our realtor (who ended up being useless), we found a three-story brick townhouse in Alexandria, VA! The rental is about 15 minutes south of DC and fairly close to the Potomac River. The townhouse suits us perfectly, and we are fairly certain that Clare will love it. Not only is the townhouse in a great neighborhood and near Old Town Alexandria, we have a front yard AND an enclosed backyard. We are simply thrilled, and we are looking forward to the move.
While we weren't house-hunting, we spend the majority of our time in downtown DC. We saw the various monuments including the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Vietnam Memorial, and the WWII Memorial. We also walked through two of the Smithsonian Museums, Air and Space and the Natural History Museum. Both of the Museums were free, and of course ALL of the monuments are free for viewing. We walked through various parts of DC and saw the Ford Theatre, the White House, the Treasury Building, the IRS Building, and the Egdar J. Hoover Building of Investigation (A.K.A the very undescript FBI building).
While driving around DC and the surrounding Virginia, we spotted all of the Embassy buildings, the National Cathedral, Georgetown University, Dupont Circle, China Town, the Capitol Building, the Pentagon, and Arlington Cemetery. Most of these areas we plan to explore once we move. There isn't enough time to fit everything into one weekend!
I have pictures of all of the above, however, they are still sitting on my camera. I do have a couple of photos of our new place. More to come!
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| Front door to our new home! |
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| The full front of our new house! |
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| Fence to our new backyard. : ) |
