Before I got to take in the Cherry Blossom beauty and smell, I went over to Ebenezer's Coffee House to help stuff Easter Eggs for the Easter Eggstravanganza I volunteered to help out with this upcoming weekend. That was a feat in itself because... I metro-ed in from Falls Church, had to CHANGE train lines (big deal people) and then go on to Union Station and then walk to Ebenezer's - the most I've done "on my own" thus far. The good news was I made it...the bad news, the process.
Saturday also happened to be the day of the Cherry Blossom Parade, so mind you, everyone who lives in D.C. plus 1 million visitors were out and about, also using the metro- perfect. I officially felt overwhelmed by the amount of people I was surrounded by...and this included me being FORCED onto a metro train, like no way I was turning back, people were pushing on...and even better, I could barely breath, not to mention how there was no personal space at all. Granted, this might be a normal occurrence for people who live in D.C. or just metro more than I do, especially in like rush hour - but for me, definitely a first, and I definitely felt like a sardine.
After I finished stuffing eggs I decided to make my way down to the National Mall and enjoy the day for awhile. It was quite the site to take in....the mall was filled with tons of people and lots of kites - it felt like I was in some sort of movie....way cool.
After venturing down to the Tidal Basin and noticing just how many people were here, and at the Jefferson Memorial, I decided to just stay where I was and take pictures there...no need to try to move through that many people. So I didn't, and I took a whole lot of pictures - some of which are posted on the shutterfly site ... I didn't post all 200 of them, don't worry!
So I had one more shot at being a tourist, and it was definitely worth it...the Cherry Blossoms are quite beautiful, no doubt.
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