The Butchart
Gardens, created by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pim Butchart
in 1904, has grown into a large area with several
gardens, each with their own style.
They have become a famous attraction in Victoria, and
they deserve it. |
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Beautiful hanging baskets: The Begonia
Bower. |
The Sunken Garden. |
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The Ross Fountain, created in 1964 to mark
the sixtieth anniversary of the Butchart Gardens. |
A Chance to try the macro
function on my camera.
Fuchsia.
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Another 'macro' photo.
Dahlia.
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The Butchart Gardens can
roughly be divided into four gardens: The Sunken Garden,
The Japanese Garden, the Rose Garden and the Italian
Garden.
The gardens are all connected by the most beautiful
flowerbeds. |
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The Japanese Garden. |
Every summer evening there's
'Night Illumination'. The Gardens are illuminated by
thousands of lights.
The Butchart Gardens: it's great to walk around, even
if you're not a real nature freak. |
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After our visit to the Butchart
Gardens we visited the Royal
British Columbia Museum. There are three main parts:
- The Natural History Gallery with a full-size
Wooly Mammoth, a diorama of an old growth forest
with animal and bird inhabitants, a live tidal
pool with sea creatures and The Opan Ocean
exhibit.
- The First Peoples Gallery which shows you how
life must have been for the British Columbia
First Nations.
- The Modern History Gallery that presents the
material and cultural history of British
Columbia from the 1800s until the present day.
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