Sunday, August 29, 2004
Canada, our neighbor to the north
Friday was a day trip to Canada, specifically, Victoria, the provincial capital of British Columbia.
We took the 8.15am ferry out of Port Angeles. The water was really rough that morning and I was seriously not feeling well. So to keep my mind off of hurling, I told Andrew and Anneka all of my really good hurling stories. And I didn’t realize how many I had until I started telling them. Like a couple of years ago when Richard and I went to California adventture and got forgotten on the Ferris Wheel and then went to California Screaming right after. Oh yeah. I made it to the girl’s room to hurl, but the lady next to me was so worried she actually knocked on the stall door to see if I was okay. And the only thing that made me feel better was a big margarita. Teehee.
But once we got to Victoria and went through customs, it was all good. We took a bus to the Butchart Gardens. This place was so beautiful. We walked through all of the gardens and I totally recognized most of the flowers from the slave labor I did when my sister and Jen owned their own flower shop. Then we started trolling around Victoria. We were over by the Empress Hotel when we started to watch some "street theatre". The guy performing was pretty funny. His schtick was that he was going to lock and chain himself up and get out of it in 60 seconds. Well, Bob got picked by this guy, Joel to be one of his assistants. When he found out Bob was American, he kept making jokes about guns and our penchant for suing people. Joel was pretty funny - he told everyone that the reason why "street theatre" was his job was because he majored in Drama and Philosophy at the University of Sasketchewan. Ha. Anyways, he got out of the chain and lock in 60 seconds and ended up in his skivvies (with a big hole) and a pink tutu. Fun.
Then we sat on the Parliament building steps and happened to catch the last tour of the day. That was super cool. The murals and the stained glass windows were really beautiful. And being a former history major, I was really interested in the history of the area and how the building fit into it. The building went under a major restoration in the past 20 years. One of the most interesting things was a stained glass window that was created for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. Apparently, they found this stained glass window in the basement when they were cleaning it out. It had been lost for over 60 years. Incredible.
So definitely a beautiful city with a lot of things to do in day. I don't know if I would go back again...the only thing I was sort of interested in that we didn't do was the art museum. A bunch of Egyptian artifacts. I don't know...I think I have seen enough of those to last me for a few more years of my life.
But at least I can add Canada to the list of countries I have visited.
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