{"id":2569,"date":"2010-01-19T15:20:44","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T19:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=2569"},"modified":"2010-01-19T15:20:44","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T19:20:44","slug":"old-town-an-old-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=2569","title":{"rendered":"Old Town:  An Old Favorite!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2577\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=2577\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2570\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=2570\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2570\" title=\"oldtown1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown1.jpg\" alt=\"oldtown1\" width=\"515\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown1.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown1-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown1-450x349.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What glorious weather we had yesterday!\u00a0 It sure felt like Spring in January.\u00a0 We just had to get out and enjoy the day&#8230;and this time we took a tiny drive over to another favorite backyard locale.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/dc.about.com\/cs\/sightseeing\/a\/oldtown.htm\">Old Town<\/a>, Alexandria is a super quaint town just south of Washington, DC.\u00a0 George Washington was responsible for the layout of the town&#8217;s streets.\u00a0 There are many historical landmarks to see when strolling through the picturesque streets:\u00a0 Robert E. Lee&#8217;s boyhood home, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gadsby%27s_Tavern\">Gadsby&#8217;s tavern<\/a>, the Torpedo Factory (now home to many artists), and Market Square to name a few.\u00a0\u00a0 Good thing I brought my camera because there was beauty in the variety of doors to the shops that line the streets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2572\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=2572\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2572  aligncenter\" title=\"oldtown61\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown61.jpg\" alt=\"oldtown61\" width=\"515\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown61.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown61-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown61-450x299.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2575\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=2575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2575  aligncenter\" title=\"oldtowndoors12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtowndoors12.jpg\" alt=\"oldtowndoors12\" width=\"500\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtowndoors12.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtowndoors12-229x300.jpg 229w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtowndoors12-343x450.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2576  aligncenter\" title=\"oldtowndoors2\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2580\" title=\"oldtown4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown4.jpg\" alt=\"oldtown4\" width=\"515\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown4.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown4-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown4-450x309.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2579\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=2579\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2579  aligncenter\" title=\"oldtown8jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown8jpg.jpg\" alt=\"oldtown8jpg\" width=\"488\" height=\"708\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown8jpg.jpg 488w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown8jpg-206x300.jpg 206w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown8jpg-310x450.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2581\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=2581\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2581  aligncenter\" title=\"oldtown5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown5.jpg\" alt=\"oldtown5\" width=\"488\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown5.jpg 488w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown5-220x300.jpg 220w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown5-330x450.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2582\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=2582\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2582\" title=\"oldtown7jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown7jpg.jpg\" alt=\"oldtown7jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown7jpg.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown7jpg-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/oldtown7jpg-450x332.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you ever visit the state of Virginia, you won&#8217;t want to miss this beautiful port town.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great week, everyone!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2587\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?attachment_id=2587\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2587\" title=\"siggie10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/siggie10.png\" alt=\"siggie10\" width=\"138\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What glorious weather we had yesterday!\u00a0 It sure felt like Spring in January.\u00a0 We just had to get out and enjoy the day&#8230;and this time we took a tiny drive over to another favorite backyard locale.\u00a0 Old Town, Alexandria is a super quaint town just south of Washington, DC.\u00a0 George Washington was responsible for the 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