It is peak bloom time for DC's cherry blossoms. I woke up at an ungodly hour of 5am so that I could be at the tidal basin in time for sunrise. The idea was to see the sunrise and enjoy the cherry blossoms without the crowd, but way too many people had the same idea. Not only were there too many people, but there were too many tripods I had to walk around. I didn't even get the kind of sunrise photo I was hoping for. (Maybe I should get a real camera some day.) Still, the cherry blossoms were absolutely beautiful and it was a gorgeous day to see them (despite it being a bit chilly).
The upside to being out that early was that there weren't many people at the other memorials and monuments in DC. After doing a walk around the basin, I walked over to Lincoln and back again to the basin for another walk around it with the sun a bit higher. By 10ish tho, the tidal basin and mall was full of people, even in the museums.
Pictures of the DC cherry blossoms are here. More info on the DC cherry blossoms and the festival are here.
The walk around DC today reminded me a lot of the beautiful cherry blossoms I saw in Japan back in '04. You can see some cherry blossom pictures from Japan here.
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