Butchart Gardens Victoria

Victoria is a quaint little seaside city...who would have thought it was the capital. The Island is much bigger than I expected, but beautiful. The gardens and buildings all across the island are just stunning. It is packed with restaurants, pubs and street stalls. We definitely ate our fair share of seafood, and we're very spoiled with culinary …

Wander at your leisure through the Included world famous Butchart Gardens.
Afternoon - Old China Town Lantern Walk and Dinner …

Butchart Gardens was so pretty. …

So, another early morning. But at least this was not for work, cause we were on vacation! The Victoria Clipper, which is a hydrofoil that takes 2.75 hours from Seattle to Victoria leaves at 730am, and we had to be at the dock by 645am. We made it up and out on time, albeit with Ken grumbling about not having his oatmeal. Paige and I assured him he …

After swapping out our bags and a few hours sleep, we are up early to catch our flight to Vancouver, BC. With only a simple plane transfer in Denver, what could possibly go wrong? Well.....

We really did not expect to see the wonderful Edmonton, and honestly we did not even leave the airport. Our trip to British Columbia was planned to be …

Today is our friend David Stringer's birthday, so we all want to say Happy Birthday to You! Today is a beautiful day with sunny skies. We left Chemainus after the best hotel breakfast ever. I made 2 waffles. Mom had scrambled eggs and she said they were almost as fluffy as Dad's. In no time at all we were in Victoria and arrived at the Butchart …

I have never see such a variety of flowers and trees in one place. The amount of work involved - mindboggling …

The city of Victoria at the Southern end of Vancouver Island remains the Provincial capital of British
Columbia. Its sedate atmosphere belies its rough and tumble past
.This former fort, gold mining supply stop and opium import center is now so genteel. Victoria's former prominence was undercut by the Canadian Pacific Railroad when it made …

Victoria is an incredible place, the same can be said for the smaller communities that make up the rest of the island. The city is small but offers such a diversity of activities and entertainment that you'll never feel as though you're in a small city, except for the sense fo community. I spent a week exploring the downtown area and inner harbour …

Travelling Vancouver Island starting from mainland Vancouver can be undertaken in one day using only public transport. (Leave those cars at home!)

Just follow this simple no fail formula and you can do it to:

6:45am Wake - Walk - Train - Walk - Train - Bus - Ferry - Bus - Bus - Walk - Fish and Chips + SightSee - Bus - Ferry - Bus …

... the visit. You will witness some extraordinary views during the ferry ride. We took the scenic bus ride which took us to Butchart Gardens and saw stunning views through the lake district. Fortunately I had company for this trip, which was very lucky! A ...

... Tattoo. The cadets performance was " freakin' awesome",  as stated by Andrea. I also spent a few hours at the Butchart Gardens and took over 400 pictures of the flowers. The beauty and smell of the flowers was overwhelming. Sunday night I went ...

"Splendorous and World-Famous Gardens" I visited Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada twice. The first time was when I was 16 years old, and I was on a trip with my parents. The second time was in 2001 when I went with my own family and ...

... . Mom had scrambled eggs and she said they were almost as fluffy as Dad's. In no time at all we were in Victoria and arrived at the Butchart Gardens about 1pm. This place was on Mom's list of "must do's" and I have to admit I wasn't too thrilled about ...

... a small island city, there's a surprising amount of culture and energy here. Our destination on the next morning is Butchart Gardens, where I'm instantly mesmerized by the 50+ acres of jaw-dropping displays of plants and flowers. The landscape in ...

... was a male and it's fin was about 1.5 metres high. Incredible. We were all suited up in our thermal suits, toques (beanies), gloves the whole shebang and it was FREEZING. We finally made it to the Butchart Gardens this visit, which I'll attach some ...

... it seems lots of Tourist Attractions are no longer deemed viable from this time until Spring!!!) and just along the road is The Butchart Gardens - this used to be an old quarry for the local cement factory, after the quarry could no longer be used ...

... of Vancouver, you would wonder why it exists. A bit like Wellington in some ways. Today we found our way to the Butchart Gardens, and spent the morning ambling around them. They really are stunning, and once again, was thoroughly enjoyable. Not much ...

... the young people there - hymn singing and also catching up with U. Geoff Higgs. On Friday Sandra dropped us off at Butchart Gardens where we had a wander around some stunning scenery, flowers, creeks, trees and generally the fauna (Ill put photos up of ...

... and tea, coffee and snacks laid on.  After cruising through the beautiful passages between the islands we dock and head for Butchart Gardens, ably assisted by Garmin and some road signs. When we arrive, Canada tries to pull its “I'll rain ...