Thursday, August 9, 2018

Victoria Canada

Happy 43rd AnniversaryIMG_20180809_071009524

We love to go to Victoria and it has been about 6 years since we were there.  We didn’t make reservations on the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria so we woke up early to get a place in line. (Yay)IMG_20180809_102534895There is always beautiful flowers here.IMG_20180809_103214111IMG_20180809_133449744_HDRWe went to the history museum and you have to take a picture at the Parliament building.   IMG_20180809_133941839IMG_20180809_141538821IMG_20180809_145326112IMG_20180809_175840888We drove to a little town at the north of Victoria called Chemainus.  We heard the town had lots of murals representing the people of Canada and first nation history.  IMG_20180809_175859990IMG_20180810_093601960IMG_20180810_093800198IMG_20180810_094041373IMG_20180810_094117328We took a little walking tour to Duncan to see totem poles made by artist from tribes indigenous to the area.  WOW IMG_20180810_094630919_HDRIMG_20180810_104040989IMG_20180810_104232182IMG_20180810_104905958IMG_20180810_105016675_HDRA visit to Vancouver Island is not complete until we went to Butchart Gardens!!IMG_20180810_105330992_HDRIMG_20180810_131449953IMG_20180810_131707464_HDRIMG_20180810_132138183_HDRIMG_20180810_135052549_HDRIMG_20180810_172300343The first time ever . . .  We ate in a very nice restaurant in the garden.IMG_20180810_172410721_HDRIMG_20180810_175631533It was getting evening and there was a concert in the garden.  We had to stay and listen.  I was an musical group from nearby.  It was good music and a beautiful day and night.IMG_20180810_175710481IMG_20180810_200740879IMG_20180810_205614955_LLIMG_20180810_210040363_LLBack to Victoria and enjoyed the Dragon boat races the next morning.While parking the car on the ferry we saw vintage cars driving on . . . Had to take a picture.  IMG_20180810_210146112_LLIMG_20180811_080746324_HDRIMG_20180811_102758343_BURST000_COVER_TOPIMG_20180811_103215478