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DC-DE t1_jduxk1y wrote
Reply to What's the deal with cherry blossoms? by rungreyt
Having met a Japanese tourist at Daikaya on Friday, the DC blossoms are a bit over hyped and aren't that special for someone coming from Japan.
sagarnola89 t1_jduxbm9 wrote
Reply to comment by orangeineer in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
But then they would have had to sit next to common folks...
sagarnola89 t1_jdux9bp wrote
Reply to comment by Gilmoregirlin in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
If only there was a $2 train that could have gotten you there in 10 min...
jcrankin22 t1_jduwvee wrote
Reply to comment by DCmetrosexual1 in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
> People will do anything to not take the metro
Imagine paying to fill your car with gas when you can just hop (the turnstile) onto the metro for free! /s
BoxWithAHole t1_jduwrce wrote
I use the Brunswick line daily to commute into work, definitely beats driving in.
keyjan t1_jduwgg5 wrote
Reply to comment by rungreyt in What's the deal with cherry blossoms? by rungreyt
> All our sports teams have cherry blossom jerseys. Our metro cards and trains have cherry blossom designs.
Right, they’re seasonal. The Caps team store was selling green jerseys for St Patrick's day. The farecards are limited editions (like the World Series and Stanley Cup ones). This town gets a lot of money from tourism; this is just one more thing.
Ash Wednesday happens all over the country, too, so how come New Orleans makes such a big deal of the day before?
corndogblaster t1_jduweim wrote
Reply to What's the deal with cherry blossoms? by rungreyt
They are very pretty trees in full bloom but I agree; overhyped and not worth getting stuck in crowds to see.
crossedtherubicon20 t1_jduw2aw wrote
Reply to What's the deal with cherry blossoms? by rungreyt
Having not grown up in DC or the DMV and only learning of cherry blossoms once moving to the area, the hype is around the backdrop of monuments, it’s our nation’s Capitol, the added historical significance of coming from Japan (before we went to war with them).
It’s many layers. And the concentration of trees.
rlbond86 t1_jduvsch wrote
Reply to comment by Gilmoregirlin in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
Could have just taken Metro but ok
orangeineer t1_jduvoy0 wrote
Reply to lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
They know they could have parked at any park and ride, then taken a metro into the mall, right?
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rlbond86 t1_jduv7mi wrote
Reply to comment by dabigripper in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
If they are dumb enough to believe that, they deserve what they got.
vtsandtrooper t1_jduu6q8 wrote
Enough to live by yourself but in a frugal non-extravagant manner assuming you plan on living in the city.
[deleted] t1_jdutmjg wrote
Reply to comment by bubbabubba345 in I like the old Cherry Blossom Festival card by dmanfire101
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MantaRayGunz t1_jdutfd1 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
This is bollocks. I live in Leesburg and took the silver line in for the festival. Those cars were packed. Ashburn station did a ton of volume yesterday.
IcyWillow1193 t1_jdusqpj wrote
Reply to comment by Hafslo in tidal basin by inssein
>This one's different.
OP applied so much digital processing to the picture that the they don't even look like cherry blossoms anymore.
rlpw t1_jdusbyr wrote
Reply to comment by noideawhatisup in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
When there’s more people on the sidewalk than people in cars - they should walk in the streets. If I were biking (I was) or walking (at some point I was too), I would just walk between and through cars because they weren’t moving anyway 😂
ProvenceNatural65 t1_jdurlsj wrote
Reply to lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
Guys this is the purest time of DC, where people sit for hours in traffic just to see TREES. I love it.
MoreCleverUserName t1_jdurjcn wrote
Reply to comment by rungreyt in What's the deal with cherry blossoms? by rungreyt
but this is what people always want to come see, so instead of trying to change their minds, the City and Metro and the sports teams — who are mostly owned by the same guy— are just leaning into it.
BTW the Festival itself is awesome— the parade, all the dance exhibitions, the art installations. It’s not just a bunch of people standing around looking at some trees. It just doesn’t always align to peak bloom because these things are planned so far in advance,
Gilmoregirlin t1_jduqnx2 wrote
Reply to lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
We were at the National Theater yesterday for a show. I live in Kaloroma. It took me an hour to Uber over there, and that's after 6 drivers cancelled. I walked home. It was nice weather and happy to be healthy enough to do it, but my God it was a mess down there yesterday. No way I was going through that again and paying 50 bucks.
Valuable_Ad481 t1_jduq9kx wrote
Reply to lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
It was absolute chaos down there. no one gave a single shit….
UltravioletAfterglow t1_jdunvtv wrote
It’s the Charlie Brown Christmas tree of DC cherry trees.
kateln t1_jdunqlu wrote
Reply to comment by london_toby in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
That explains why it took two hours to drive to my parents yesterday.
MammothBobcat251 t1_jdunctm wrote
Reply to comment by melody_elf in lol at the police ticketing and towing the cars that are literally parked on the shoulder of 66 by the Kennedy Center by mikeydhakid
If you read through this sub and look at the Washington problems Insta you will see that many people had the same experience with metro today. Certain lines at certain times were a hot mess. Lucky you you didn’t get caught in that.
AssumptionSlow76 t1_jduxm3f wrote
Reply to What's the deal with cherry blossoms? by rungreyt
It’s also the start of spring so I think even though it was a mild winter everyone wants to get out of the house and seeing the trees change is pretty. Also a lot of the events are really fun I had a blast at the kite festival with a picnic further down the mall and didn’t have to deal with any crowds, but still saw kites. Dacha and metro bar yappy hours are something I’m looking forward to. They usually get some fun bands at petalpalooza. I guess I also associate it with the beginning of outdoor events for the spring/summer.