Used to leave in a tropical country where the warm of sunshine and the bright of daylight are things that I took for granted. Since moving to Berlin, perhaps nobody is more excited than me when the temperature gradually raising above 10 degrees Celcius and the sun comes earlier than before. I appreciate the sun more than ever before.

Things that I do besides starting to changing my jacket to thiner one, are buying some flowers like tulips or hyachintus. I also started planting some bulbs last autumn and expect them to bloom this spring, if I am lucky enough. 

Once I lived in Japan, I must say celebrating spring in Japan is a kind of spiritual celebration. The cherry blossom or sakura is the main attraction of spring and it usually blooms in April.

Berlin is not Japan and it is located even quite far away from it. Eventhough so Berliner are big fans of Japanese manga and food. We have some authentic Japanese restaurant as well we celebrate Hanami, the spring festival celebrated by Japanese. It's the custom in Japan of having parties under sakura trees when they bloom in early spring.