Exploring Victoria, BC, Canada

In the morning of July 9th, 2013 we sailed with the Victoria Clipper to Victoria, BC, in Canada. We were sitting in the first row down stairs. Clouds were at the sky and the ship was very fast. We needed three hours to Victoria. I thought, in Victoria were also some clouds, but this was not true. The sun was shining but there were some winds. When we arrived Victoria, we walked to our hotel, the Harbor Tower Hotel. We had the room 412 and the room had two Queen beds. Queen Beds are large beds were two people could sleep in one of it. Then, while on the way to the harbor, we stopped at a street booth and booked a city tour on an open-roof bus. The Sightseeing Tour of Victoria ( Hop On-Hop Off Stops) tour took one and a half hour around Victoria. It stopped at 23 points were you could left the bus or went in a bus. At the coast it was very cold and windy. In the afternoon we made a "Ghostly Walks". We heard about famous ghosts and what they have done in hotels or in some other houses. I couldn't sleep at the second night because of the story's.

July, 10th

At this day we were at the Butchart Gardens. It is a beautiful garden with lots of flowers. There was also a beautiful fountain, called Ross Fountain. We were there for two hours. There was a Japanese Garden, Italian Garden, Rose Garden and a Sunken Garden. If you ever go to Butchart Garden, take plenty of time more time, because two hours are a little bit to short. After the trip we visited Thunderbird Park. There were many totem poles and there are very tall and they were painted with beautiful colors. Closed to it there were the Beacon Hill Park. On a rock we made a little break. The Park is very big and we can't see the hole Park. In the Park there is a little Pond where ducks and geese are swimming. I stood under a tree and took a picture of a squirrel, suddenly mom said quietly: "Look, there is a peacock!" On the tree sat really a peacock. After a while we saw on a tree three bolt eagles. Two children and the mother.

For dinner we ate Lassagne in "The old Spagetti Factory". It was really yummy!

July 11th

Today we had to check out in the hotel but before that we ate Breakfast. i ate muesli and Mom ate toast.
After check out we walked to the Fisherman's Wharf. It is a big Harbor with fun house boats. We saw a pirate ship but we didn't see captain Jack Sparrow. Near the Fisherman's Wharf we saw a raccoon and I also made pictures of it.
We walked a little bit more and their we saw a big cruse ship. It was really big. Then we walked back to the Harbor.
Then we had Lunch in a good restaurant by the pier. We were watching Artists.
Before we said "Good by Victoria" and drove back to Seattle with Victoria Clipper Ferry. The crossing was calmer than last Tuesdays.

Links to Pictures

• Victoria, BC
• Butchart's Gardens