Cool pic my friend!
Yes, Alexandria IS a great place, however I haven't been there in more than 15 years and I am a mere 130 miles away!
I miss it terribly. Back during my last visit in 1999 I repeatedly told myself that if I weren't married, I would move there in an instant. Nearly five years after a divorce, and I haven't so much have visited since. People there are very nice, and it is a great place "to get away from it all".
Perhaps I could get a job renting ice fishing cabins...