Cherry Blossoms

Touristy? Yes. Crowded? Yes. Overrated? Hell no! For those of us who survive the winter in the DC area, the Cherry Blossom Festival is a much heralded event that is worthy of all the inconvenience of dealing with thousands of American tourists. Yes, it's all that and a bag of salt and vinegar chips. That's why some of us got together on a lovely morning to brave the Metro and the crowds.

The Tidal Basin with views of the Arlington skyline.



Shortly after arriving we had to stop for snacks.



From left to right: Edye and Ellen, Amy and Maben, yours truly and Linus.



After nourishing ourselves with fig newtons, cheese, apples and milk, we embarked on our mission to circumvent the Tidal Basin.



Posing under a bunch of flowers sure makes you feel young.



The whole gang



The Washington monument



By the way, Mattias skipped work to be there too, but he was behind the camera the whole time.