They have always gone on at the same time. The Smithsonian Institute ran them side by side because the winds of March and the Cherry Blossoms happened at the same time. So it is always a magical time here, and there is even the Cherry Blossom Parade at the very end of it all, and the Japanese Sakura Festival shoehorned in there. So, yes!!! It is such a great time of year here.
This was the worse year for the Cherry Blossoms and hopefully next year it will be better. The off-cycle freeze really hurt them.
I am sure that France is amazing right now. Thank you so much for stopping by!