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Beyond the Cherry Trees: The Life and Times of Eliza Scidmore
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 27, 2012
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By Jennifer Pocock, assistant researcher at National Geographic Traveler magazine. The peak cherry tree bloom has already come and gone, carpeting the sidewalks of America’s capital city with a layer of pink and white petals. For the Japanese, this blossoming is a metaphor for life: a brief and brilliant burst, followed by a certain fall. Yet the…
Cherry-Picked: How to Maximize DC’s 100th Cherry Blossom Festival
Posted by Susan O'Keefe on March 20, 2012 
The five-week National Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off today, and Washington D.C. is in full bloom. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Tokyo’s gift of 3,000 cherry trees to the U.S. capital, and the festival will be bigger and better to celebrate the centennial in style, featuring scores of events and activities that highlight Japanese culture. Susan O’Keefe,…
