Posts Tagged ‘cherry blossom festival’
Not Quite Peak Bloom Yet?
I did a round of the Tidal Basin today, and it looks like moving Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom dates back a week might have been premature; still a lot more buds than blossoms. It’s already very picturesque, however, so you won’t regret going this early, but there is still lots of promise for next week.
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We Love Drinks: The St. Regis Bar
‘Adour 11′
courtesy of ‘maxedaperture’
Of all the venerable hotel bars that this city offers, the one that never really spoke to me was the St. Regis Library Lounge. With an air that screamed lobbyist power broker, it just never provided the quirky elegance that I find essential in a grand old hotel. That changed for me [...]
Blossom! A Design Challenge
‘09-3-31 – Cherry Blossoms – Pink and Yellow’
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Who doesn’t love a good design challenge? Especially one that has to do with the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The Festival is seeking amateur designers from the metro-DC area to showcase their creativity through the design of an original graphic creation using the blossom for inspiration. [...]
More Tourists, Not Much More Money
Tourist season is here: you can feel it on the sidewalk, on the Mall, around the Tidal Basin, and especially on the left sides of downtown Metro escalators. Washington Post reports that DC tourism is up, but that hasn’t necessarily translated to increased revenue for local retail and hospitality businesses. DC, after all, is Freebie [...]
More »Man in Kimono with Dog in Bunny Ears by Tidal Basin at Cherry Blossom Festival
サー、あなたは着物を着ている！そしてあなたの犬は、ウサギのように見えます！それは素晴らしいことです。それは素晴らしいことです！
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Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Day
The Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off this past Saturday with a family day and the opening ceremony at the National Building Museum. The interior space of the National Building Museum is always pretty overwhelming, but you could see the stimulus overload on people’s faces the minute they stepped into the great hall. The fountain in [...]
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