Museum Hopper

while we were in victoria, our last stop was the butchart gardens .  we arrived a little after noon on a beautiful clear sunday afternoon. we didn't have to wait long to purchase our tickets and we pulled in and parked.  we were surprised to see that they allowed dogs on the grounds.  the price to get in seemed a little steep.  hard to believe it was more expensive than my dinner the night before.  it turned out to be totally worth it. we followed the traditional path suggested in the map.  first, the sunken garden, rose garden, japanese garden and then last but not least was the italian garden.  i was so impressed.  the gardens seemed to keep going on forever with each step forward offering a new glimpse into the gardens.  i was amazed at how it never seemed repetitive.  the grounds were immaculate.  we were curious to know how many people are required to keeping it looking as beautiful as it is! overall, the only ...

over the past weekend, i went on a girls getaway to victoria, british columbia, canada.  while we were there, we went to the royal bc museum in downtown victoria.   when entering the museum, we were greeted by john lennon's yellow rolls royce .  we all used our student ids to receive a discounted rate on admission.  the museum is primarily on the second and third floors with the first floor housing the entrance to the imax, gift shop and cafes.   we headed upstairs first and took in the emily carr exhibit, the other emily .  i finally got to see some of her work after being thwarted at the vancouver art gallery .  i liked seeing the works by emily carr as well as the photographs of her with her family.  i did not quite understand why the curators needed to recreate the photographed portraits with paint.   we also checked out the pretty typical "natural history" aspect of the museum that contained lots of stuffed birds, ...