Blossoming Adventure

Our adventure this week: the Cherry Blossom Festival!

We hit the blossoms perfectly at peak for the second year in a row!

Last year was 20 degrees warmer, sunny, and very crowded. This year, we dressed warmly, had less blue sky, and had the place to ourselves!


I guess not completely to ourselves, but, really, not crowded at all.




We took the free shuttle from Hains Point (free parking!) to the Jefferson Memorial, and then walked around the Tidal Basin.









The plan had been to go to the FDR Memorial and maybe even the Lincoln if the shuttle went that far. As it was, the shuttle went only as far as the Jefferson.

That worked out fine. We spent more time enjoying the trees and the monuments at a distance. Really beautiful!