Move over cherryblossoms, bring on the tulips.
I think tulips would have to be my favourite flowers. Yep, way better than roses any day.

Went for a gourmet spring picnic with some friends over the weekend, back to Showa Kinen Park for the tulip festival. It’s such a great park. You might recall I went there last autumn to see the autumn gingko leaves. Was nice to go this time around in the spring. It’s supposed to really nice when all the cherryblossoms are in full bloom too, but this year the cherryblossom season happened really early and they were all over by the end of March. Instead, all the tulips were out. So colourful, so pretty, so many people. That’s Japan for you.

Gave the old camera a bit of a workout.

This is how your picnic, gourmet-style:

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

Ahh, spring love:

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Oh, this park bench must be mine:

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From Showa Kinen picnic

A spectacular tulip garden spread:

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From Showa Kinen picnic

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Don’t you just want to bury yourself in a bed of tulips.

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

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From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

From Showa Kinen picnic

Aah so many tulips.