Victoria, British Columbia Trip Pictures

July 2002

Sunken Gardens in Butchart Gardens

We took a ferry from Port Angeles, Washington to Victoria, British Columbia, so that we could enjoy a trip into Canada during our Pacific Northwest trip. Victoria is a beautiful "City of Gardens" known for its flowers and British tea, and we enjoyed both. Diane and our oldest daughter went to a formal high tea at the Fairmont Empress Hotel and enjoyed the great food and atmosphere, while Mike poked around the Victoria Harbor with the rest of the family. On the next day we went to Butchart Gardens and were awestruck by the arrangements. Before we headed back on the ferry the following day, we enjoyed a trip to the Royal British Columbia Museum, with interesting displays on "Celebrating Royalty," totem poles/early native life, gold mines, and the timber industry.


Son and youngest daughter on the ferry to Victoria, BC

Son on the ferry to British Columbia

At the entrance to Butchart Gardens

Flower girl with flower backdrop

Beautiful wife with beautiful begonias

Classic shot of sunken gardens at Butchart Gardens

Another view of the sunken gardens

The Christel backyard (just kidding)

Diane with children in front of flowers and waterfall

Mike, Diane, and our youngest at Butchart Gardens

Yellow and purple flowers

More flowers in Butchart Gardens

Dad with children in Butchart Gardens

Hey, these flowers match my pants!

Peach rose

Two pink roses

Diane with children in the rose garden

This ice cream looks pretty good!

Really enjoying the yummy ice cream!

Mom with children in Japanese Gardens

Dad with children in Japanese Gardens

Walking the trails through Butchart Gardens

Three happy smiling faces!

Pink and red flowers in front of Diane and children

In Victoria before the fancy High Tea

Victoria in Victoria (the queen, in the British Columbia capital)

Totem pole in Victoria

Looking out on Victoria Harbor

Victoria Harbor

Back from the High Tea (yummy, yummy!)

Unexpected upgrade to huge suite in Victoria

Ready for High Tea again (but we went to museum instead)

Royal British Columbia Museum

Museum area on gold mining

Museum section on timber, a prime industry in BC

Mike checking out the BC Museum with children

In front of totem pole in lobby (no pictures of poles in museum were allowed)

Diane and two older children by Victoria Parliament Building


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