Alexandria and the District (Chris Visit 3 & 4)

Much to my chagrin, I had to get up Monday morning and go to work. I met Chris after work, in the late afternoon, at King Street. We walked down King Street and into Old Town Alexandria. We wandered down to the waterfront, and walked across the nearby park, taking a few pictures. Chris spent most of the time trying to convince me that we should move to Alexandria when we “grow up” – I kept reminding him that I like California.



We grabbed some dinner at Chadwicks (now my favorite Monday night eatery), and decided to continue walking through Old Town. We stopped in a small ice cream shop for a little dessert, and then went to Murphys for a nightcap. The pub was fairly busy, and we sat down at a table in the corner to enjoy the music – an older man with an acoustic guitar singing, as he put it, Irish songs, drinking songs, and/or Irish drinking songs. He even sang “Black Velvet Band,” one of Chris’s favorites. Now, I have to add Murphys to the list of reasons why Chris wants to move to Alexandria!


Tuesday I had to work (again!) and so Chris spent the day at Arlington Cemetary, which he was very moved by. We met up to spend Happy Hour with some people from my work and we went to a pub in the Dupont neighborhood called The Brickskeller. They have a ridiculous selection of beer. I was impressed, and I don’t even drink beer. Their 15 page beer list was organized by country of origin (for imports) or by name and state (domestics) – crazy! Chris got to try some new drinks, and really enjoyed some raspberry ale named UFO something or other. Anyways, after The Brickskeller, one of my coworkers (another Summer Intern) suggested a trip to a bar in her neighborhood called Tonic. We were ambivalent about going, but then heard that they had 50c tacos – we were sold. So my coworker Ellie, her friend Ayesha, Chris, and I hopped in a cab to Adams-Morgan (another nearby neighborhood). After a round of cheap tacos, and an awesome plate of cheesy tater tots, we said goodnight and headed back to the Metro – another late night out!