Stories that made us smile this week

STORY: Stories that made us smile

1// Tokyo’s cherry blossoms reached full bloom

drawing crowds to admire the flowering trees

(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) 25-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE RESIDENT, MIZUKI TAIAN, SAYING: "The cherry blossoms are in full bloom and it's wonderful. It's beautiful."

2// Around 40 dogs enjoyed a dip at a pool party

held at Pet Suites hotel in Caracas, Venezuela

3// This robot can stand, walk and drive

It was developed by Swiss-Mile

a spin-off company from ETH Zurich

ROBOTICIST AT ETH ZURICH, MARKO BJELONIC, SAYING: “In the future, we hope that this robot can carry up to more than 100 kilograms so it could do logistics tasks, but also for search and rescue teams to maybe carry a person out of a field out of a burning building, for example."

4// Sesame Place theme park opened in San Diego

The 17-acre park boasts 18 rides and water attractions

based on the beloved children's TV show, 'Sesame Street'