Washington D.C. – March 31st – Part 3
Sunday, May 17, 2009 21:41
Kristine under the cherry blossomes
While we were in D.C., it was the Cherry Blossom Festival which was amazing. I had never seen so many cherry blossoms all over. The blossoms were everywhere especially near the tide pool area and the Jefferson Memorial. This will just be a quick photo update blog but still have more of D.C. to document!
Mike and Alice under the cherry trees
Cherry Blossoms
Jefferson Memorial on the tide pool
Jefferson Memorial on the tide pool
Jefferson Memorial on the tide pool surrounded by cherry blossoms
Special duck with cherry blossoms
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms
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Stallyattaicy says:
May 1st, 2011 at 2:56 pm
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