Why do some president's get a monument and others not? Jefferson has a great Palladian pile, Lincoln has the fabulous spot at the end of the reflecting pool and Martin Luther King (Malvern Link King says J) has a giant carved stone. We pondered all this amidst preparations for Maggie's funeral in the UK and as our thighs truly worked the pedals on our boats. The kids just grinned and we made it to shore with one illegal passenger exchange.
Really we were here for the blossom but it was grey and the official season was over. It was all quite subtle. I wandered for a few moments with petals falling around me, whilst big vans carted off catering tents from the Cherry Blossom Festival. I wanted more pink...
