Sun Shines on Victoria To Golf or not to Golf

Sun Shines on Victoria - To Golf or not to Golf, that is the question. The golfer next to the oak tree has a Santa hat on. I love golf, but I have my limits. These photos were taken around 11:30 am this morning and although it was sunny, the temperature was only about 5C or 41F. I like about 15C for a minimum to golf...yes I know, what a weep! Check out our Facebook page for more photos and to see what our City fountain looks like at 5C or 41 F. Enjoy

Birds and Seals get hungry too....

Today I took my granddaughter to the Oak Bay Marina to feed the seals and to Esquimalt Lagoon because these are a couple of her favourite things to do. It was a nice day and all the critters were really hungry. Merry Christmas critters....from Madison. For more pictures go to our Facebook page.

CVS Sightseeing Tour to Butchart Gardens

Last night members of the Victoria Guest Services Network toured the incredible Butchart Gardens winter display. The Gardens do such an amazing job it is easy to see why they are the number one tourist attraction in Victoria and why they are world famous. The displays are amazing and the light show is simply incredible. Thousands of lights cover the flower beds, trees, walk-ways and buildings. Search for the 12 Days of Christmas displays as you walk through the Gardens. We all had a ride on the Carousel which is also world class. All of the critters are wood carved, which is amazing in this day and age. We finished our tour with supper in the blue poppy. Everyone raved about the great food. Well done Butchart Gardens. Thanks to Josh Bickerton from Sales and Marketing for organizing and guiding our tour and to Dawn as well and to April, manager of the Blue Poppy Restaurant for making sure we were all well fed. Butchart is such a classy organization. Be sure to visit the Gardens and see for yourself. Bring you family and friends. There is definitely something for everyone. For more pictures visit our Facebook sight. Thanks to Tom and driver Adrienne from CVS Sightseeing for arranging and driving us to and from Butchart Gardens. CVS are the best way to get to and from the Gardens.

Mount Baker viewed from Victoria BC West Shore

Today Victoria is covered in glorious sunshine and a high pressure over the city is giving us incredible views of our surroundings. Mount Baker to the east of the city is beautiful as you can see.

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Culture in Vancouver - An Amazing Sweepstake Opportunity

Photo credits: bottom - CREDIT: Derek Jackson, top - CREDIT: The Dirty Apron Cooking School

Tourism Vancouver with the assistance of smashLab has just announced a campaign to introduce local culture to you. The campaign highlights the vast amount of arts and culture available in Vancouver; it promotes all types of culture as accessible, from opera to burlesque; and it encourages people to try something different. Visit Vancouver and find out why it is BC's most significant cultural destination. Learn more at http://www.cultureinvancouver.com/ &
at http://www.tourismvancouver.com/

A Sweepstakes is a significant component of the campaign. Tourism Vancouver is offering five incredible prizes, in which each “experience” has been uniquely tailored with themes ranging from Theatrical to Culinary. Each of the prizes offers truly special experiences that are uniquely individual. The Ultimate Experience—the grand prize—will offer a three-day weekend of behind-the-scenes sneak peeks into some of Vancouver’s most notable cultural venues, including passes to some of the most coveted local events. For each prize, the winner and a friend will receive two to three nights stay in Vancouver and dine at some of Vancouver’s best restaurants. Entering the sweepstakes is easy: just submit your name and email once for a chance to win any one of the five Experiences. The sweepstakes will end with the drawing of the final winner on January 6, 2012. Learn more at www.cultureinvancouver.com/sweepstakes






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Summer-like day in the Fall - Nov 3-2000 Victoria BC

It was a spectcular sunny fall day and the city was awash with fall colours. It was warm, with the occassional ugly clowd floating by toward Vancouver, but Victoria was under a whole in the sky. For Nov. 3 it was amazing. Enjoy the fall colors of greater Victoria. Maybe if you are somewhere else in the world you might want to come for a visit. October and now into November was great weather. For more pictures please visit our Facebook Page.