The Mall & Cherry Blossom Festival 2010

Last Saturday was the Cherry Blossom parade followed by the street festival in DC. DC in general was packed with people because the weather was perfect for outside fun and activities. We just went around the street festival, got some sushi, watched a mini-concert, and lined up for free stuff from the McDonald's tent and Geico tent. We didn't even get to see the actually cherry blossoms, but I think I've seen enough just driving around the DC-Maryland area.

People dressed up as anime characters, and wore other traditional Japanese outfits.

A mini cherry blossom tree - at least that's what I think this is.

Miniature Japanese wooden structure - commonly seen in Japan as temples and shrines.

People made Japanese art works and crafts, and learned to write in Japanese.

After all the festivities, we made a quick trip to the Smithsonian castle and took a few photos

Someone placed their dog in a stroller. They did not have a child or a baby, so the stroller was definitely intended for the dog. The dog looked happy and comfortable.

Pretty flowers in front of the Smithsonian castle. I'm not sure what kind they are because I don't know too much about flowers. They did look very pretty. ^_^

Posing between this cool rock sculpture around the castle garden

We ended the day waiting in line for an hour just to have some Georgetown cupcakes. People passing by the store were looking at us weird because we choose endure the long wait just for cupcakes. I heard it was worth it, and we don't do this everyday, so we waited. It was definitely worth it. Those cupcakes were definitely great.