The cherry blossoms in DC are a known attraction. Newark is jealous of this fact. They boast that their Park has more trees and more variety then DC. In short they want to be better then DC.
We went this weekend to check out the trees in the park (it is one of the safer sections). Actually the fact that that needs to be clarified takes points from the Newark Park.
Pat read that the park was to be peak when we visited. I am unhappy to announce that it was not even close. Very few trees had full blooms and most were not really blooming at all. We parked roughly in the middle of the park and watched the bikers get ready for their race. as we were walking to find a map of the park we saw a referee (maybe unofficial) sitting on a motorcycle. I couldn't help but point out the unjustness of the situation. Lucky for me he has a sense of humor.
We finally found a fairly large group of trees and a better parking lot when I decided I was sick of the purse I carried as it would not stay on my shoulder. We walked back to pats car and after throwing my purse in the trunk drove over for a better parking spot. We actually skipped the other spot in favor of a lot near a building touting all of the reasons Newark's blossoms are better then DC's. Apparently Newark was first to plant.
After the park Pat and I went to a Portuguese BBQ place and it was delish. We ended up taking it to go but it traveled well (except for the pound of french fries we got with the meal).
In my book DC wins.
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