It's Cherry Blossom Viewing Time

April is National Garden Month. We've been enjoying hot-hot early April weather here in the Northeastern United States, and that's been pushing forward much of this country's prime cherry blossom viewing. Every fall we flock to wooded areas to watch the blaze of autumn leaves, tracking peak color viewing times, and it's the same in spring for cherry blossoms. Each type of cherry tree boasts its own blossom show, fragrance, and beauty.

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Fabulous, Theatrical Buenos Aires Bookstore

Ever since we saw a photo of the Buenos Aires bookstore Libreria El Ateneo Grand Splendid from National Geographic Traveler, we fell in love with this completely over-the-top setting for book peddling.

The once-scheduled-to-be-demolished 1920s theater was restored to its operatic, ornate original lustre and is an amazing place to select a book from the shelf, retire to one of the boxes, and sip some coffee while you let the world go by.

We did a little digging and came up with a wonderful blog post that pays homage to some of the most beautiful bookstores and libraries in the world.

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