{"id":3141,"date":"2014-04-20T20:43:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-20T20:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2022-09-14T00:01:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T00:01:09","slug":"the-cherry-blossoms-in-washington-d-c-we-got-here-just-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=3141","title":{"rendered":"The Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C. &#8211; we got here just in time!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived in Washington D.C. on a Friday and discovered that we were just in time for the Cherry Blossom festival! \u00a0We drove into the city on Sunday but because of the Cherry Blossom timing the traffic was HORRIBLE! \u00a0It took us several hours to get through the downtown area as traffic was truly bumper-to-bumper and moving at about 1mph with pedestrians everywhere!<\/p>\n<p>We did get a few pictures of cherry blossoms though &#8211; here they are:<\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" scoped>.rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dSpinner{\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 50px auto;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50px;\r\n\t\t\t\theight: 40px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dSpinner > div{\r\n\t\t\t  background-color: #333;\r\n\t\t\t  height: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t  width: 6px;\r\n\t\t\t  display: inline-block;\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation: rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98d-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t  animation: rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98d-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dSpinner .rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect2 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -1.1s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -1.1s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dSpinner .rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect3 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -1.0s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -1.0s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dSpinner .rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect4 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -0.9s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -0.9s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t.rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dSpinner .rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect5 {\r\n\t\t\t  -webkit-animation-delay: -0.8s;\r\n\t\t\t  animation-delay: -0.8s;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t@-webkit-keyframes rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98d-stretchdelay {\r\n\t\t\t  0%, 40%, 100% { -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.4) }  \r\n\t\t\t  20% { -webkit-transform: scaleY(1.0) }\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t@keyframes rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98d-stretchdelay {\r\n\t\t\t  0%, 40%, 100% { \r\n\t\t\t    transform: scaleY(0.4);\r\n\t\t\t    -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.4);\r\n\t\t\t  }  20% { \r\n\t\t\t    transform: scaleY(1.0);\r\n\t\t\t    -webkit-transform: scaleY(1.0);\r\n\t\t\t  }\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style><div class=\"robo-gallery-wrap robo-gallery-wrap-id7273 robo-gallery-grid\" ><div id=\"rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98d-block-loader\" class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dSpinner\"><div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect1\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect2\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect3\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect4\"><\/div> <div class=\"rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98dRect5\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"robo_gallery_main_block_rbs_gallery_69e5ae24ee98d\" class=\"robogallery-gallery-7273\" style=\"width:100%; 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