This Week in Cycling

Sakura 2008

I know, I know, it’s such a cliché to put up photos of the cherry blossoms in full bloom at this time of the year, but I finally made it out for a quick bike run today on my regular route alongside Kanda river, and it really was an amazing sight. You can see more (all 20) in this Flickr photoset.

Category: Cycling • TB.Grafico

Responses:

Tu aurais du me le dire, j y etais aussi,
tes allergies ca allaient? merci d etre passe hier

08.03.26 23:32
Posted by ay2
Tu étais là! Wow! Mes allergies ont l’air d’aller un peu mieux ces jours, sauf le matin quand je me réveille.

C’était bien hier soir, et j’ai aimé le format (3 invités). Désolé d’être parti si vite, mais il se faisait un peu tard (c’est loin Ikebukuro).

08.03.26 23:36
Posted by Jean Snow
Long time reader, first time commenter (and anonymous for now).

Fuck the cliches and the naysayers. As someone who lived in Japan for a while and has recently returned to their home country, I thoroughly enjoy a bit of sakura-saku’ing in my day.

Simple pleasures…

08.03.26 23:39
Posted by anon-for-now
Great shots! Keep ‘em coming. :)

08.03.26 23:55
Posted by Patrick
What the hell? Already?
Man, I need to get out of th house more.

08.03.27 0:01
Posted by Joseph K
Who cares about cliches when they’re this nice! I would kill for a bit of spring, it’s been snowing here all easter weekend!!

08.03.27 0:27
Posted by Renzsu
What makes me happy is that this is literally 5 minutes away by bike from my apartment.

08.03.27 1:08
Posted by Jean Snow
I agree with the others here: sometime’s it’s okay to be a bit cliche. More cherry blossom pics!

08.03.27 4:27
Posted by Shaun
shot some today myself in nakameguro.
http://www.timrudder.com/wordpress/?p=367

i say enjoy it while it’s there!

08.03.27 15:08
Posted by tim
Very nice!

08.03.27 15:21
Posted by Jean Snow

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