"Captains Row", Alexandria Old Town
This block draws its name from the sea captains who docked their ships at the Alexandria wharves and built their Federal-period row homes on this block of Prince Street. The cobble stone paved street replicates the way the street was paved by Hessian Soldiers [18th-century German auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government] taken prisoner in the Revolutionary War.
I don't know any country I have ever visited [ I have never been to North Korea] where people "fly the flag" so much as Americans. Brits cringe at such a display of open patriotism [unless you support one of the far right parties] and part of me admires their outward demonstration of pride in their country. But at the same time I can't help but agree with Richard Morris when he writes "there is something very creepy about the Americans who so diligently love their country. It's a little bit, just a tiny bit, North Korea. Obviously Americans are able to make an active choice in whether or not they like their country and president, but at the same time, I feel as though instead of loving 'the Dear Leader', that some definitely do love 'the Dear Country'. [Richard Morris, The Guardian, American patriotism is unique]
"Captains Row", Alexandria Old Town
This block draws its name from the sea captains who docked their ships at the Alexandria wharves and built their Federal-period row homes on this block of Prince Street. The cobble stone paved street replicates the way the street was paved by Hessian Soldiers [18th-century German auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government] taken prisoner in the Revolutionary War.
I don't know any country I have ever visited [ I have never been to North Korea] where people "fly the flag" so much as Americans. Brits cringe at such a display of open patriotism [unless you support one of the far right parties] and part of me admires their outward demonstration of pride in their country. But at the same time I can't help but agree with Richard Morris when he writes "there is something very creepy about the Americans who so diligently love their country. It's a little bit, just a tiny bit, North Korea. Obviously Americans are able to make an active choice in whether or not they like their country and president, but at the same time, I feel as though instead of loving 'the Dear Leader', that some definitely do love 'the Dear Country'. [Richard Morris, The Guardian, American patriotism is unique]