Canada: Week 2, and the Drive Home
So Grandma and Grandpa flew into Victoria Friday evening, June 10, and Saturday was a whirlwind of tourism awesomeness. First stop was Butchart Gardens. I biked to the gardens during my 2013 trip to Victoria, and I knew I wanted to bring my family back to see it. First stop was the sunken garden, which is very green and has this cool tower in the middle. The only downside was the hordes of tourists from abroad who were completely oblivious to everyone around them as they took a bazillion pictures and yelled jokes at each other. Then a quick stop at the rose garden (Note the hordes) Asa was less than impressed with the whole thing and mostly ran away from the group. But he liked this frog fountain. And he liked the carousel. The kids had their pick. The token totem pole. The Japanese Garden was the favorite, I think. Then we found a lunch place. The salad had flowers in it, and everyone was thrilled. They still talk about eating flowers in Canada. After that we hit the Butterfly Garden ...