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Yesterday I’ve been to the Shinjuku Gyoen garden, and I am so lucky that my wish of seeing cherry blossoms in Japan has become true !
As this is the end of the blossoming period, the flowers were not so fresh, but still looking very nice!
Just the day before, a strong rain lasted all day long in Tokyo, so the petals had fallen on the ground.
It was looking like if a light pink snow had fallen down on the park, giving this feel like I was lost in a fantasy world.
When you are looking at this, you just can’t believe you’r actually living, and for a short moment, you just keep looking at this magic scene, wishing it could last forever.
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Je suis allé hier au parc Shinjuku Gyoen, et je suis tellement chanceuse que mon rêve de voir des cerisiers fleuris au japon est devenu réalité !
Comme c’est actuellement la fin de la période de floraison, les fleurs ne sont plus aussi fraîches, mais cela n’enlève rien à leur charme.
Une forte pluie s’était abattue sur Tokyo la veille, et les pétales s’étaient ainsi retrouvées pour la plupart sur le sol.
C’était comme si une légère neige rose était tombée dans tout le parc, donnant cette impression d’être perdu dans un monde imaginaire.
Quand vous assistez à ce genre de spectacle, c’est assez incroyable de réaliser que ce que vous voyez est vraiment la réalité. Et pour un court instant, vous restez juste là à observer cette scène magique, rêvant que cela dure pour l’éternité.
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158 commentaires
Susana le April 23, 2009 a 8:42 am . .
Absolutely gorgeous… seeing the cherry blossoms in Japan has also been my dream for a long time. Despite having lived in Asia many years and having visited Japan a couple of times, I never managed to make it for the blossoms… hopefully my husband and I will experience it some day…
Audrey le April 23, 2009 a 8:44 am . .
Tu as bien de la chance. Le spectacle est magnifique en photos, alors j’imagine ce que ça doit être en vrai.
J’espère que tu profites bien de ce beau voyage dans ce monde à part.
boubou le April 23, 2009 a 8:46 am . .
Contente que tu ai pu réaliser ton rêve :) je suis réellement sans voix devant tes photos …en plus j’imagine en vrai ………….je n’ose même pas imaginer ! :)
Bisous alix
Boubou
eloise le April 23, 2009 a 8:46 am . .
adoreble! is like pink soft snow
love your page is so lovely
smiles and rainbows from Chile
Christing le April 23, 2009 a 8:47 am . .
these photos are absolutely stunning! what a beautiful scene! such a romantic backdrop!!
emelie le April 23, 2009 a 8:49 am . .
another pretty picture, one after one after one…. this time I don’t even now which one to make my screensaver.
B. le April 23, 2009 a 8:50 am . .
amazing photos! like always =)
so sweet
xo
heart-in-a-cage le April 23, 2009 a 8:51 am . .
Extremely beautiful! Ah you’re so lucky!
Ella le April 23, 2009 a 8:56 am . .
Ces photos sont simplement grandioses , tu es tres chanceuse de pouvoir assister a un tel spectacle .
Hannelore le April 23, 2009 a 8:56 am . .
Wow, this must be where the fairy tales happen!
Kelli le April 23, 2009 a 9:05 am . .
Des photos absolument magnifique!!!
J’adore le couleur de ces fleurs et ils ont l’air d’etre tres doux.
Enjoy your trip!
Eli le April 23, 2009 a 9:06 am . .
wow, it’s been years since I have seen cherry blossoms, thank you for sharing these
Fab Brunette le April 23, 2009 a 9:11 am . .
How beautiful are these cherry blossoms? They are absolutely gorgeous, I wish I could have been there. I could imagine it would be like a fairy tale!
shalima le April 23, 2009 a 9:12 am . .
C’est magnifique… et très émouvant !
jamie clare le April 23, 2009 a 9:14 am . .
what are these? cherry blossoms? what blog am i on?
;]
jk. lovelove
La méchante le April 23, 2009 a 9:17 am . .
Comme c’est beau ! Grande chanceuse, les cerisiers du japon à pompons sont tellement merveilleux…
BettyBottom le April 23, 2009 a 9:17 am . .
Soooo beautiful! I love cherry blossoms. Eventhough I haven’t seen them live anywhere. Not too many chances to that here in Finland… Awww, I just love your blog and it’s awesome photos!
Elvira le April 23, 2009 a 9:18 am . .
Oh that IS lovely! As your whole blog is. Reallt incredible! And j’aime Paris :)
Love and Huga
E
Carla le April 23, 2009 a 9:19 am . .
Super belle!!!
mazpe le April 23, 2009 a 9:27 am . .
AMAZING, IT REALLY IS BREATH TAKING
XOXOX
foreveryoung le April 23, 2009 a 9:29 am . .
it’s very romantic scenery <33
futurelint le April 23, 2009 a 9:30 am . .
Gaaa! I’m SO happy for you! I was hoping you would make it in time to see them. LOVELY!
la chauve-souris le April 23, 2009 a 9:32 am . .
très belle photos, très beau contrast!! tu à l’art de mettre en valeur la nature bravo!
bien à toi
la chauve-souris
lau-ra le April 23, 2009 a 9:36 am . .
sublime! merci de le partager avec nous :)
Princess Liberty le April 23, 2009 a 9:37 am . .
Quelles jolies images, ces couleurs sont magnifiques ! Je t’imagine très bien au milieu de ce paysage magique et féérique…
Ragdoll le April 23, 2009 a 9:39 am . .
I’m lucky that we have a road of cherry blossoms stretching across the top of my road, but even so, they’re nowhere near as enchanting as these!
Truly truly lovely.
xxxxxx
Maia le April 23, 2009 a 9:43 am . .
Si, si belle.
gaëlle le April 23, 2009 a 9:44 am . .
Quelques grammes de douceur…merci !
Christelle le April 23, 2009 a 9:45 am . .
Ces photos sont vraiment magnifiques! Profites bien!!!
lobuki le April 23, 2009 a 10:25 am . .
♡ C’est féérique ! ♡
Daniella le April 23, 2009 a 10:28 am . .
Oh how I love your blog…. sooooooo pretty! You’re such a traveller too!
Eva le April 23, 2009 a 10:30 am . .
It’s enchanting, those cherry blossoms! So incredibly gorgeous! I wish I could be at that place watching those beautiful trees with them flowers!
Love, E
seniorita_corazon le April 23, 2009 a 10:35 am . .
It’s so magic!!
Olivia (à Paris) le April 23, 2009 a 10:35 am . .
J’en ai en bas de chez moi et quand le vent arrive, des nuées de pétales tombent, c’est juste magnifique, parfait, unique et poetique, l’un de mes moments preferés dans l’année…. Très jolies photos!
Taylor le April 23, 2009 a 10:36 am . .
That is a magical dream come to life. So beautiful and captured very well.
Alex le April 23, 2009 a 10:40 am . .
Magnificent!
We have some of those on my campus and I love walking past, they’re gorgeous.
celine le April 23, 2009 a 10:42 am . .
Ces photos sont tellement belles qu’elles me donnent envie de pleurer.
mash le April 23, 2009 a 10:53 am . .
elles sont magnifiques ces photos :) je compte planter un cerisier du japon dans quelques semaines héhé
des bisous
Teddy le April 23, 2009 a 10:58 am . .
That is so beautiful!
Anna le April 23, 2009 a 10:59 am . .
this is so luch you lucky girl!
rougecorail le April 23, 2009 a 11:04 am . .
よかった！すごい！
Très heureuse de voir que tu profites de ce moment si doux et si éphémère…
theozoologie le April 23, 2009 a 11:05 am . .
The first photo is amazing, it looks more like a romantic painting than an actual photo…
Vanessa le April 23, 2009 a 11:07 am . .
You have such a lovely blog! The pictures are gorgeous!
Emma le April 23, 2009 a 11:19 am . .
Your photos is so lovely!
It looks so unreal and amazing.
HoneyBunny le April 23, 2009 a 11:21 am . .
wow!!! it looks purely stunning and so magical! Love it<3
Marguerite le April 23, 2009 a 11:23 am . .
mesmerizing ;)
Madeleine le April 23, 2009 a 11:27 am . .
this is so beautiful that I cant say anything else.
Constança le April 23, 2009 a 11:40 am . .
Am I dreaming?
:)
xxx
S. le April 23, 2009 a 11:41 am . .
This is so perfect. I’m so happy for you! When you said: ‘ When you are looking at this, you just can’t believe you’r actually living, and for a short moment, you just keep looking at this magic scene, wishing it could last forever.’…I really could understand what kind of feeling that is.
iole le April 23, 2009 a 11:44 am . .
this pics are really great!
Julia le April 23, 2009 a 11:53 am . .
tellement belles ces photos! :)
Miss G* le April 23, 2009 a 12:00 pm . .
C’est magnifique! Le parterre de fleurs est de loin mon préféré!
gennie le April 23, 2009 a 12:12 pm . .
wow you are so lucky to have seen this!! it looks like something out of a fairy tale :)
Corrie le April 23, 2009 a 12:12 pm . .
Just lost my breath!
textilevoltaire le April 23, 2009 a 12:13 pm . .
simple perfect. wonderfull
Marie le April 23, 2009 a 12:23 pm . .
Oh my god! They look GREAT! I want to go to Japan so much too, and now even more!
Noe A. le April 23, 2009 a 12:36 pm . .
that is simply beautiful! lucky you :)
Liv le April 23, 2009 a 12:36 pm . .
Oh, how I envy you! When I was in Japan I was just a tiny bit too early to see the cherry blossoms bloom…how beautiful!
Cindy le April 23, 2009 a 12:41 pm . .
Tellement jolie …! =)
Ragnhild le April 23, 2009 a 12:52 pm . .
You are such a great photographer!!
Luciana Håland le April 23, 2009 a 1:45 pm . .
Oh, very beautiful!!!
Be valerie le April 23, 2009 a 1:55 pm . .
By looking at these photos, I rapidly can imagine that lovely,sweet world…
… amazing…
anna le April 23, 2009 a 1:59 pm . .
wow, the pictures are amazing. love the one with the bird!!
Carolina le April 23, 2009 a 2:14 pm . .
Amazing photos! they truly capture the softness and sweetness of the flowers
jessica/vintageportalen.se le April 23, 2009 a 2:50 pm . .
wow, this is magic!
Winnie le April 23, 2009 a 2:52 pm . .
You’re so lucky. It’s one of my dreams too, your photos are beautiful.
Luzaby le April 23, 2009 a 2:52 pm . .
Magnifique…
c’est aussi mon rêve de voir les cerisiers en fleurs au japon!
tahda le April 23, 2009 a 3:01 pm . .
wow this is unbelievable! so very lovely.
Nugget le April 23, 2009 a 3:14 pm . .
Superbe en effet … merci de partager ce moment magique avec nous.
isabel le April 23, 2009 a 3:35 pm . .
Que cosa tan preciosa…
Chester le April 23, 2009 a 4:02 pm . .
Beautiful!
Brigadeiro le April 23, 2009 a 4:14 pm . .
OMGoodness! You made in time! I’m SO happy for you (and not only because I get to live vicariously through your stunning pictures), it must absolutely breathtaking (as the photos already are).
INCROYABLE!!!
xx
tofu and chilli rolls le April 23, 2009 a 5:08 pm . .
Tes photos sont magnifiques, celle de l’oiseau m’a laissé bouche-bée. Ton style se retranscrit partout, c’est fou! En tout cas, bravo!
Foley le April 23, 2009 a 5:24 pm . .
Oh c’est magnifique! Le cerisier est probablement un des plus beaux arbres qui existent. Ca doit être tellement beau de se retrouver en face de tout ce jardin de rêve… Un grand merci pour ces photos qui font rêver, et surtout un grand bravo pour la photo avec l’oiseau noir, elle est fantastique!
Lucia le April 23, 2009 a 5:25 pm . .
Oooh! these photos came out really great. Love the ones looking up at the sun through the branches and the ones of the soft pink layer of petals on the ground. I want a dress that exact shade of pink!
trisch le April 23, 2009 a 5:35 pm . .
tellement belle :)
Trisch xo
cinthia le April 23, 2009 a 5:52 pm . .
I’ve been reading your blog for almost a year and I never left a comment… but today when I saw your pictures…. they are soooooo beautiful!!!! you surprise me everyday… your life seems to be so beautiful, you are resposible for that! It’s a philosophy of life! congratulations!
kisses from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Romi le April 23, 2009 a 5:58 pm . .
They are so stunning in the pictures, I can’t imagine how it must be in real life…
flawsnall le April 23, 2009 a 6:03 pm . .
wow, looks quite not real…another beautiful intro to spring!
Trishiekoh le April 23, 2009 a 7:53 pm . .
I’m so glad you got to see the cherry blossoms afterall! the pictures look so amazing…
Audaud le April 23, 2009 a 8:00 pm . .
Dear Alix,
The cherry blossoms look lovely! I’m inspired to visit Tokyo next year to catch these wonderful sights =)
April le April 23, 2009 a 8:21 pm . .
Your pictures are gorgeous! I hope I can see the sakura in Japan someday too. :)
Are you going to go to Kyoto while in Japan? I think you’d love it there. :3
Maude Irene le April 23, 2009 a 9:55 pm . .
these are absolutely beautiful. thank you for posting!
xx
maude
dannie le April 23, 2009 a 10:04 pm . .
perfect spring-ness…haha, loooooves it….i’d wanna take a nap there ;))))
Cheri le April 23, 2009 a 11:06 pm . .
So Beautiful and so much more amazing to see in Japan than anywhere else!
kelse le April 23, 2009 a 11:10 pm . .
wow beautiful photos, the one with the bird is my favourite! x
Suzanne le April 23, 2009 a 11:21 pm . .
Amazing.. I’m so jealous.. it’s stunning over there!!
paloma le April 24, 2009 a 1:09 am . .
Beatiful =)
Delph le April 24, 2009 a 1:11 am . .
Tes photos sont magnifiques, tu as bien de la chance d’être arrivée au bon moment pour voir les cerisiers en fleur, j’en rêve aussi ! Peut être l’année prochaine !
J’en profite de ce 1er commentaire sur ton blog pour te dire que tes photos et tes looks sont merveilleux, tu dégages une douceur incroyable !
RocknRolla le April 24, 2009 a 1:23 am . .
u rock ! thanks for showing this to us … it’s delightful … u seem to be a rl sweet girl n I wish u the best ! have fun :)
Nurul le April 24, 2009 a 1:49 am . .
Oh how I wish I’d visit Japan (yet again) when it is spring. Take a shinkansen to Kyoto, you’ll love it.
evi le April 24, 2009 a 2:17 am . .
Hi, can i use your pics for my blog??
your pics so amazing! i feel like seeing a fairytale story comes to a life
thank you
Marine le April 24, 2009 a 2:28 am . .
Magnifique… Là, Alix, tu viens trop de me faire rêver les yeux ouverts ! Pendant 5 minutes, j’étais ailleurs, dans un paradis cotoneux et rose… Aaaaah !
Merci merci merci d’avoir mis en ligne ces photos !
Tina {Luphia loves...} le April 24, 2009 a 2:39 am . .
so beautiful it’s like from another fantasy world!! :)
moumou le April 24, 2009 a 2:46 am . .
Thank you for sharing these beautiful pics with us! I wish to go to Japan one day as well… Enjoy your stay there! :)
Karine le April 24, 2009 a 3:22 am . .
Oh on se croirait dans un rêve super rendu avec les photos. Profites bien de ce voyage ;-)
Celine le April 24, 2009 a 3:54 am . .
tellement, tellement beau, les cerisiers en fleurs m’ont toujours fait rêvé et le Japon aussi d’ailleurs…profite bien chanceuse :)
Sarah-Lou le April 24, 2009 a 4:29 am . .
SUBLIME!!
Mon billet préféré!!!
karyn le April 24, 2009 a 4:33 am . .
it’s so dreamy!
Mouche* le April 24, 2009 a 5:13 am . .
>o< Wow, je t’envie. C’est vraiment magnifique.
Sara le April 24, 2009 a 5:48 am . .
Lovely pics!
Congrats for the fantastic blog!
Greetings from Portugal
imada le April 24, 2009 a 5:54 am . .
what a gorgeous photography!! you’re a good photographer.. this is my favorite website..
Chloémia le April 24, 2009 a 6:16 am . .
Wow (^^)
Camomille la sorcière le April 24, 2009 a 6:28 am . .
Non seulement ça devait être merveilleux, mais en plus tes photos subliment tout… Tu es vraiment la fille la plus chanceuse de la planète !!! ;-) Bonne suite de voyage….
Majella le April 24, 2009 a 7:44 am . .
Lucky you ! Seeing the cherry blossom trees in Japan has been a dream of mine as well ! My nickname was alway sakura or cherry blossom girl.. but you’re definetely that one step ahead of me by seeing them for real in Japan !! Have lots of fun over there with your private local ;)
bisou x
giovanna le April 24, 2009 a 7:58 am . .
hey Alix!!! Congratulations for you work, people here in brazil appreciate your blog too!!
what is the camera you use to photograph? Canon or Nikon? I loved these colors!!!
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this is Melissa´s french web site: http://www.melissaplasticdreams.com/home/france
and the brazilian original one with the new collection: http://www.melissa.com.br/afromania/
enjoy it!
M i d i - S o i x a n t e - D e u x le April 24, 2009 a 8:03 am . .
Comme j’aimerai les voir en vrai ces ‘cherry blossoms’!!
Merci pour ton blog, et la féérie que tu nous transmets…
Bises
FashionMatchmaker le April 24, 2009 a 8:14 am . .
Absolutely beautiful! and for all sakura lovers in New York there are also gorgeous cherry blossom trees and a cherry blossom festival in Brooklyn Botanic Gardens! (http://www.bbg.org/exp/cherries/sakura.html).
gridel le April 24, 2009 a 8:23 am . .
quelle douceur dans ces teintes! une délicatesse et une sérénité incroyables s’en dégagent. 1000 mercis pour ce moment suspendu dans le temps…
cissi le April 24, 2009 a 8:26 am . .
It just started blooming in Stockholm now, i love it! But you really captured the moment, beautiful!
Lily Mathilda le April 24, 2009 a 8:29 am . .
how lovely! you take beautiful pictures.
victoria le April 24, 2009 a 9:19 am . .
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G !
Pen le April 24, 2009 a 9:46 am . .
Lovely, lovely photos! I LOVE JAPAN!
And the cherry blossoms are so pretty! And pink snow! Now I’m fantasizing! I want to see that too!
Julie le April 24, 2009 a 10:25 am . .
C’est magnifique, merci.
lo le April 24, 2009 a 11:29 am . .
loveeeeeeeeee springgggggggg
ceren le April 24, 2009 a 11:41 am . .
so romantic, so beautiful, loved the photos..
Marianland le April 24, 2009 a 11:55 am . .
Très Jolies!
Un samedi... le April 24, 2009 a 12:04 pm . .
inimaginable, superbe, surprenant, WONDERFUL !
...love Maegan le April 24, 2009 a 1:03 pm . .
it’s like a dream …sigh. beautiful.
amanda le April 24, 2009 a 1:29 pm . .
Beautiful pictures! Lovely! :)
Allie le April 24, 2009 a 3:39 pm . .
Stunning photography! You inspired me: http://swatchbook.wordpres.com/2009/04/24/in-bloom/
:)
Eva le April 24, 2009 a 4:44 pm . .
Tes photos sont vraiment magnifiques :] – j’aimerai tellement découvrir ce pays …
Quel appareil photo utilises-tu ? Merci
Encore bravo c’est magnifique =)
Flanelli le April 25, 2009 a 12:44 am . .
ca c’est trop belle pour etre realite! j’adore toutes cettes photos.
if le April 25, 2009 a 2:23 am . .
j’aime que tu ai glissé l’un des inévitable corbeau de Tokyo dans cette série rose et délicate !
Pouic Pouic le April 25, 2009 a 3:58 am . .
Tu nous enchantes !!! Je suis si heureuse pour toi que tu aies pu voir cette merveille !
Vina le April 25, 2009 a 8:29 am . .
OMG, that was very beautiful!!!
jenifer le April 25, 2009 a 11:29 am . .
absolutely beautiful
Julitta le April 25, 2009 a 11:56 am . .
Great pics! I love cherry blossoms and i like your blog.
Caroliine le April 25, 2009 a 1:06 pm . .
Je reste sans voix devant tes photos.. Elles sont magnifiques ! Quel beau voyage tu dois faire.. Merci de nous en faire profiter :)
Saga Sigurdardottir le April 25, 2009 a 4:32 pm . .
AMAZING
Vane_ le April 25, 2009 a 6:42 pm . .
hermoso!
Amalina le April 25, 2009 a 7:14 pm . .
Lucky girl! it must have been really beautiful
sofea ann le April 25, 2009 a 9:43 pm . .
wow.. its juz so stunning… i wish i could one day see the cherry blossoms in Japan…
must be such an awesome feeling then !!
Malin le April 26, 2009 a 6:08 am . .
oh, francais <3
tu est trés trés mignonne!
Chloé, Marina et Andy le April 26, 2009 a 6:52 am . .
We just have no words. Your pictures are amazing, so inspiring for us. We understand fashion from another point of view and we try to reflect and mix it with photography.
You are our today’s idol.
Love from Barcelona.
Hasta la vista, Mademoiselle.
Chloé, Marina et Andy le April 26, 2009 a 7:29 am . .
your pictures, your blog, your outfits…. no words
We’ve found our today’s idol. Thanks, so inspiring… We try to find a relation between art, photography and fashion, and you’re amazing…
XXX
Love from Barcelona.
Hasta la vista, Mademoiselle.
Gabriella le April 26, 2009 a 2:42 pm . .
Lovely, lovely pictures! Wow. Breathtaking.
Take care!
Rosa le April 26, 2009 a 3:02 pm . .
This is so beautiful, I just love these pictures!
Love from Amsterdam!
Rosa Blu
Et alors le April 27, 2009 a 3:22 am . .
C’est absolument magnifique!! Superbes photos
Lor le April 27, 2009 a 3:23 pm . .
Les incontournables corbeaux sont là aussi !
Kenza le April 28, 2009 a 5:18 am . .
Aveuglant de beauté
Rowena le April 29, 2009 a 1:28 am . .
The cherry blossom girl in her element! Ah-mah-zing! xx
Abby le April 29, 2009 a 1:38 am . .
Alix, this is the most beautiful photography on your blog I have ever seen! I wish I could see those blossoms, they are the most gorgeous thing, honestly.x
iris le April 29, 2009 a 4:10 am . .
C’est quoi la marque de ton appareil photo? J’en cherche un pour faire de belles photos mais je n’arrive pas a me décider.
S’il te plaît, répond moi sur mon blog.
merci!
Tanya le April 29, 2009 a 11:40 am . .
I love Cherry Blossoms
They are my dream to see in Japan
One day i want to touch a cherry blossom !
J’adore!
From : Canada
Love: Moi!
trina le April 29, 2009 a 9:20 pm . .
oh your pictures are amazing. I wish I could have gone to Tokyo in the spring. We went last summer and the trip was interesting and still fun, but spring would have been so much better. :)
Clare le April 30, 2009 a 1:02 pm . .
Utterly beautiful
cocobutterlipbalm le April 30, 2009 a 11:16 pm . .
tokyo is gorgeous much cuter than disney land – adore the hello kitty carousel! your blog is really fresh and quirky – i love it……. I would really appreciate it if you would check my blog out and perhaps comment on it……
alice le May 1, 2009 a 12:38 am . .
tres jolie.
fool le May 2, 2009 a 2:41 am . .
c’est magnifique quoi de plus beau que les merveilles de la nature!!!!!
Angelica le May 2, 2009 a 9:54 am . .
sakura <3
Virginie le May 2, 2009 a 10:20 am . .
MAGNIFIQUE!!
♥ Callah le May 5, 2009 a 11:24 am . .
I too share our fascination with cherry blossoms and Japan! These pics are fantastic. Gorgeous!!
joelyne le May 5, 2009 a 10:18 pm . .
how beautiful! you are lucky to have been to such gorgeous places =)
joelyne
xxx
Ana le May 22, 2009 a 9:09 am . .
Lindo! Muito Lindo!
une japonaise le May 23, 2009 a 2:05 am . .
J’aime bien votres photos!
La moquette de sakura est tres jolie!
eda le February 9, 2010 a 6:23 am . .
Hi, this place is very nice. I would love to be under the tree.Is this tokyo?