Monday, April 05, 2010
Despite waking up at 6am in the morning, I had thoroughly enjoyed myself at the cherry blossom festival, but it was toooooo crowded liao! Even though we arrived at 8:30am, we were shocked to see crowds already forming at the Tidal Basin and cars were already forming lines to the carpark. LAAAAAAAA~ Talk about kiasuness leh! So difficult to take photos without at least one person inside the picture, somehow, somewhere, there will be "extras" appearing in the background..haha..but Cha, the soon-to-be accomplished photographer, had managed to take many pretty pictures without too many intruders! heh...good good..
And we were blessed with very sunny weather. When we just arrived in the morning, the sky was really gloomy, very much like last year's weather when we went to the same event. But the sky cleared up really soon, and the temperature was so comfortable when the sun was out! Some of the trees were not in full bloom yet, but it was still a gorgeous sight with so many pink trees dotting the metropolitan city, and we virtually walked the whole day admiring the beautiful scenery lor! No joke leh, we were really on our foot from 9am to 7pm, except when we were having our meals or lining up for toilets, but no complaints, cuz I really enjoyed it! And we had a "great time" climbing up the trees to take pics...like monkeys, heh... But I had trouble climbing up leh..need a lot of hoisting and pushing from Cha =p I wonder how come the other girls so agile, a few steps already can reach the branch...I'm so embarrassed as I struggled to hold my footing while so many people went past me lor...
I love seeing these pink blossom trees in their bloom everywhere we go. If only it was not so crowded, the place would be a perfect place to hang out the whole day. Also had a picnic lunch which was an unforgettable experience, as we joined in the crowds to settle our meal on the field. Hope I would have the chance to see sakuras again, maybe in Japan! hehe~
After the long walk along the tidal basin, we spent the rest of the night waiting for fireworks display opposite the waterfront. It started at 8:30 and lasted for around 20 min. Quite nice, although it could be better choreographed with music, and Cha got some really good pictures too. Think that was his proudest achievement for the day =D
Labels: Cherry Blossoms
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