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March 22, 2012

An Afternoon at DC's Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry Blossoms near Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Smithsonian Castle
Smithsonian Castle Side View
View from Smithsonian GardensWashington Monument During Cherry Blossom Festival
Capital Bikeshare 2
Cherry Blossoms on the Tidal Basin
Carousel on the National Mall
Ice Cream After A Bike Ride
In a moment of sheer genius, R. and I took the afternoon off to play tourist and see the Cherry Blossoms yesterday.  We rented bikes from Capital Bikeshare, which we had never done before, but was awesome! I may or may not have had to give threatening looks to some kids on a field trip who wouldn't get out of my bell-less bike's way, but that is neither here nor there. It was so fun to zoom around the Tidal Basin that I can't wait to take out of town guests to do the same thing. Afterwards we rode around the National Mall, stopped to look at the carousel, and then rewarded ourselves with ice cream. The blossoms were lovely and I wish they'd bloom forever.

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