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Our 10th Anniversary, Michael's 60 Birthday Weekend

Our trip to Victoria, BC

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Star

We passed the Macy's star walking from
light rail to the Clipper (Ferry)

Clipper

On the Victoria Clipper

The hotel we stayed in had a gingerbread
house contest as a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity

Gingerbread

The hotel we stayed in made with gingerbread

Hotel

Our hotel (in reality)

Gingerbread

Another house with Santa

Gingerbread

A gingerbread house and fun in the snow

Gingerbread

A gingerbread grandfather clock

Gingerbread

Game boxes made from Gingerbread

Dinner

Dinner for our 10th Anniversary

Harbor at Night

The Victoria Harbor at night

Gate

The gate to Chinatown

Banner

There were 2 of these dragon banners over the street

Lights

Lights of Wonder. We saw this during an
afternoon walk and returned to see it at night

Parliament at Night

Parliament decorated for Christmas

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf was interesting to explore

Seal

This harbor seal was feeding on
minnows between the houseboats

T Rex

A "Cool" T Rex tried to get me as we came
out of the IMAX at the Royal BC Museum

Seal

One of many horse drawn carriages
with the Empress in the background

 



The belltower at the Royal Museum
plays a different carol each hour

Seal

We passed a protest in support of Palestine

 

A visit to Butchart Gardens

Entry Sign

Entering Butchart Gardens

Carolers

Carolers serenading the crowd

They featured the 12 Days of Christmas

Partridge

A partridge in a pear tree

Doves

Two turtle doves

Hens

Three French hens

Calling Birds

Four calling birds (with cell phones)

Rings

Five Golden Rings

Geese

Six geese laying (one has a golden egg)

Swans

Seven swans swimming

Maids

Eight maids milking

Ladies

Nine ladies dancing (they were spinning around)

 



Ten lords leaping (Frogs with crowns)

PipersFisherman's Wharf

Eleven pipers piping
(these manikins moved and there were 11)

Drummers

Drivers drove under the twelve drummers
as they departed

Garden

The sunken gardens

Tree

An decorative lace leaf maple along the path

Dragon

The dragon fountain


Bees buzzing around their hive

Spheres

Color changing spheres

Tree

A monkey puzzle tree illuminated by
a tree of lights and the moon


A blue & white ornament


A band playing Christmas songs

After Butchart...

Dinner

Michael's birthday dinner in an Irish pub

Dog

A dog statue by the Empress Hotel

We visited the Bug Zoo

Bug

A walking stick

Bug

A bug in hand

We visited Murchies and soon came home

Logs

Yule logs for sale in Murchies

Tea

We had tea and pastries at Murchies Teas

Logs

I stopped in a phone booth

Tea

The clipper arrives back in Seattle

And now Michael is retired. That is awesome!