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I mean winter.
I recall having first worn my coat last year around October which means that I have been wearing it now for five, nearly six months. This was the case also in 2008-2009.
The last few days have been so pleasant and lovely. The weekend was glorious and the sun shone all weekend. On Sunday I walked from Yeniköy to my house, which as about an hour with a neck breaking hill right at the end. But it was so nice to be out feeling the sun on my back as I strolled through Istinye by the water watching people eat their balık ekmek (fish sandwich) freshly cooked off the back of a boat, children running and playing, and people out eating late breakfast while overlooking the Bosphorous. This is what I adore about Istanbul. These beautiful Spring days where you can smell the change of season in the air, blossom is blooming everywhere and days begin to stretch for that bit longer.
Speaking of blossom, it is Sakura season, also known as Cherry Blossom season in Japan where people celebrate the arrival of Cherry Blossom. The season runs from January to June in various regoins throughout Japan, but most festivals fall between March to May.
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During this season, each day Cherry Blossom forecast volunteers are out taking pictures of the flowering blossoms from all areas of Japan and reporting their finds to the authorities who keep a track of when and where certain Cherry Blossoms are blooming in order to plan the festivals and for travel agents to schedule tours.
I would love to visit Japan during this time to see the Cherry Blossom and to attend a Cherry Blossom party, or Hanami 花見 "flower viewing" as it is known. People gather outdoors under Cherry Blossom trees to eat and drink and celebrate the season. Looks like fun!!
3 comments:
It does look like fun doesn't it? It would be lovely to have a similar celebration here.
Our weather has been much like yours over the past few days, but the temps drop late afternoon, and it just feels like winter is dragging on. In 12 years, I can't recall another winter like this one that seems to have lasted so long.
I think this has to be one of the longest winters in my life! You know as you get older, the time flies by, but this year has been an exception to that sad rule. In fact, there was another snowstorm in the Midwest of the USA last week. At the end of March? Here in Izmir it never gets all that cold but enough is enough, time for warm weather already.
The pics of the cherry blossoms look dream-like. Do they grow cherries along the Black Sea area? Be nice to see some pics of that too.
beautiful pictures. I love the pink lanterns
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