High spirits!

Ichabod and I both enjoyed going over to Old Town Alexandria, VA. The first time we went we checked out the sites by the river.





If you click on this and choose All Sizes you can read about Alexandria.


While we were there we noticed an ad for Historic Ghost Tours. It sounded like fun so we waited for dark. Then we met up with our tour guide, Rose. She does other tours besides this one and really knows the local history.


This inn had a story about a mysterious young couple that lodged there. The woman was very ill and died within a few days. Her husband disappeared without paying the bill. I'm sure there were more details but this is what happens when I wait over three months to finish posting about my vacation. :-)


This is a tavern that George Washington liked.


This is the Carlyle house. You can read some of its history here. There were plenty of deaths and juicy tidbits here for it to be a main feature of the ghost tour. In this photo, and some of the others, you'll see orbs. Are they dust specks, reflections of light, or some kind of spirit energy? I don't know and I don't care; they're fun to find in pictures.




The orbs are easier to see if you click and choose all sizes.


And what would a ghost tour be without a cemetery?




Old John Carlyle himself is buried here.






I would recommend this tour. Whether or not you believe in ghosts there's plenty of history and old gossipy stories to make it worth your while.