Cherry Blossoms at Tamsui Tien Yuan Temple (淡水天元宮)

Blossoms and Tower，原由 dalune 上載。

It’s cherry blossom seasons again! Every year around mid-February and mid-March, the cherry blossoms in Northern Taiwan are at their best.

During these months, many people would take their families up to Yangmingshan on the weekends to admire the beauty of the blooming sakura.

However, with the added convenience of flower season shuttles and the fame of Taipei’s Yangmingshan Flower Festival, traveling to and from Yangmingshan has become a torture – even on weekdays.

So I was looking around for a great place to take pictures of cherry blossoms in Taipei, and one of my photographer friends told me to give Tamsui’s Tien Yuan Shrine a try.

2009 NTU Azalea Festival

Bee and Azalea，原由 dalune 上載。

National Taiwan University is well-known for its rows of azalea found throughout the main campus. So after a very troublesome Friday and Saturday, I decided it was a good time to bring my camera with me to NTU and take some shots of the blooming azaleas.

The 2009 NTU Azalea Festival runs from March 1 through March 31, so for those of you who are in Taipei and have free time, I encourage you to drop by NTU and enjoy the blooming flowers.