Hanami 2009 Part Deux

Since our first hanami attempt was thwarted by global warming, we went out a week later to find the city was in full bloom. Everyone else had the same idea as us as you can tell from harajuku station:


the walkways were completely packed! we were at a standstill for a looooong time . . .


i've never seen so many people at yoyogi park:



but the blooms were SOOOO PRETTY!


open wide!


big chomp!


grossly photogenic friends jeanie and eunice:


and then the next day, i went on a hanami walk with my gay boyfriend through yotsuya. here's some local people doing local hanami things:




SOOOO GORGEOUS!


there are different kinds of cherry blossoms (sakura) in the city:





we found the cutest little park:


serendipatiously, i was out in Omori for a client meeting and found a great park next to the station where i did a bit of hanami-ing after the meeting . . .







i love my city in the spring . . .