National Mall and Memorial Parks: Cherry Blossom Festival - Washington, D.C.

We knew it was going to be cold and possibly rainy but we ventured out anyway. We boarded the metro in the morning with tons of other people to check them out. I mean, afterall, we've lived here for over 5 years and have never gone into Washington, D.C. for the Cherry Blossom Festival.

So, we braved the cold and armed ourselves with two umbrellas and jackets that had hoods. Although the cherry blossoms have not hit their peak they were still beautiful, despite the fact that they didn't have the sun to beat down on them to really make the pink pop.

We basically walked through a cloud of fog all day and it didn't rain but the mist from the clouds never let up. However, that foggy mist in the air gave everything an eerie glow. Two people walked past us at one point and said to each other "it really isn't pretty out here at all today". I begged to differ.