For those of you who have read up on those cherry blossom trees in D.C., you know that the peak blooming period for these beautiful sakuras are not only hard to predict but also quite fleeting. And if you want to visit, well, unless you're a baller, it's not realistic to book a last minute trip to catch them in full bloom. I mentioned to a few people that i really wanted to go. I mean c'mon. Where do i not really want to go? So when miss flowerchild asked me to go, i pretty much couldn't say no. I wish people would stop asking me to go places cos it's so hard to say no! I have no concept of budgeting so things go awry pretty quickly for me when it comes to traveling. So what most people will do is plan there trip according to when the cherry blossom parade and japanese festival takes place. Unfortunately, with the luck i had this trip, it meant that i missed the trees in all it's glory by a week. A WEEK! Argh. There were some petals still hanging on for dear life here and there but for the most part, the ground was littered with the pink blossoms. The ground was also littered with throngs of asian people EVERYWHERE. SO MANY PEOPLE! I mean seriously. What economy? Miss flowerchild and i rented bikes to ride around and there was just no way to go through the crowd on the bike. I basically walked my bike for most of the way around the tidal basin. I felt like phoebe on friends when ross got a bike for her. Haha.
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