But first we went to the Kite Festival. There were kites everywhere, and all different kinds. For a second we saw a legs kite but by the time I’d turned on my camera it was gone. This ship kite is a probably suppose to be a Pirates of the Caribbean kite or something, but it reminded me more of the scene at the end of Peter Pan where Tinker Bell covers the pirate ship in pixie dust and they sail through the sky. Yes, the man in this picture has a beer can on a fishing pole. [Click on pictures to see them bigger.]
We also saw the pro-kite flyers and all their tricks, which was pretty cool. The youngest competitor was only 8 and he’s well on his way to becoming a real pro, I’m always amazed by kids that are really good at something. After that we saw a kite fighting contest. This is where competitors fly kites with lines coated with glass and the objective is to cut everyone else’s lines and have the last kite in the air. It was pretty intense.
Then we made our way to the Tidal Basin where the Cherry Blossoms were beautifully bloomed!
2 comments:
hey i was around the tidal basin for a lil while on saturday too! i can't believe we didnt run into each other!
[joke because there were 8.3 billion peeps there, i think they came all the way from jupiter just to see the blossoms] ...
HEY! - I was there too! saw that same guy painting the picture - YAY - we saw the blosssoms together!
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