March 29, 2004

You can't stop at just one...

OK. Cut the crap and just give me an intravenous beer drip, already.

Yesterday we had another Hanami Party, this time in Shinjuku Gyoen with our friends Reika, Taka-chan and Nabe. Matt and I swore that, after Saturday's binge, nary a drop of amber fluid would pass our lips. Hardi har har. Why do we toy with ourselves thus?

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Obligatory Hanami Pose

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"Arguably the most divine cherry blossom tree in Tokyo ('cos I've probably seen them all by now)

Although the blossoms did not disappoint, we were thoroughly shafted with the yatai sitch, or lack thereof. Where Inokashira Park had yatai and stalls set up just outside the park to keep one plied full of beer and food, Shinjuku Gyoen had a paltry stall selling beer (OK, so it wasn't all bad) and crapola sandwiches and oden. Ugh.

If you decide to go a-hanami-viewing this week in Shinjuku gyoen, take your supplies...

You want more sakura photos. I know it.

Posted by Kinki at March 29, 2004 08:37 AM

That Sakura is gorgeous!

Posted by: Atsuko at March 30, 2004 01:25 PM

I was totally there that day. Did you see my weird photos of the Hanami VIP? Any idea who it is?

Posted by: Schoolgirl at March 30, 2004 05:46 PM

No clue!

Posted by: Kinki at March 30, 2004 07:43 PM

Oh wow, I love the sakura!

Posted by: ashlar at March 31, 2004 01:33 PM

I love the obligatory one ;-)ILm going mad photgraphing just about everything I come accross now that I have a new, labeit cheap, camera ;-D
Too bad about the work thingy :-/ Have fun in China!

Cheers from Iceland,

Gunnella :-D

Posted by: Gunnella at April 5, 2004 09:54 AM

I was there that day, too! Just for a couple hours in the morning -- I was the redhead gaijin wandering around with a camera around her neck and a dazed, goofy grin on her face. Sakura do that to me. ;)

Gods, I miss Tokyo already.

Posted by: sakka at April 7, 2004 02:23 AM