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| Sakura@Beijing |
I wanted to see Sakura and I remembered my bro-in-law said before he had a few of the Sakura trees back in his London hostel. I decided to try my luck to search for Sakura sites in Beijing since the trees also exist and thriving in even faraway countries.
To my joy, there was one such site in Beijing and the park seemed to be very big. A particular advisory caught my attention - "Sakura Flower's Petal rain" (Direct translation). In my imagination, I thought it would be as romantic as what we had seen in Japan. So, decided to give JJ a surprise while I slotted in the visit in our itinerary.
The park was easy to find. There were stalls selling goodies and drinks - but different from those stalls in Japan in terms of varieties. We chanced upon many flowering trees but we focused and headed towards the Sakura site. We found them. I was happy to be able to see Sakura despite the fact that we were not in Japan. However, the feeling of seeing Sakura in Beijing seemed different. We didnt picnic there. Not becos of the crowd, nor the mini "sand storm". We just had some tibits packed in JJ's bag and scurried off due to "stormy clouds".
In a way, I can appreciate why there are still so many people going over to Japan to enjoy the Sakura season. The feel is different. Initially I wanted to "spice up" the Beijing itinerary, but the visit made me want to visit Japan again in time to come. It is difficult to replace or substitute two different itineraries if the nature and character of the two different countries vary. I tried to collect a few flowers but they didnt manage to survive the journey back to our hotel via packed trains. Yes, I tried to mirror what I had done in Japan to this trip.
Each destination is different. Each place has its uniqueness for discovery.
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