Brian K wrote:
Marcia R. plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said On 2/24/2010 8:23
PM:
Brian K wrote:
Marcia R. plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said On 2/23/2010
12:57 PM:
Island Grampa wrote:
"Marcia R." wrote in message
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Thanks John. I did call Princess this morning, although I didn't
get too much info. They can't tell me yet where the Victoria
Shuttle drops us off until we're on the ship apparently. I have no
clue what "in town" means. My only concern is that we chose that
option over a sightseeing tour only to find out all the shops are
closed. Hopefully, we can make that decision on board without all
of our choices sold out. I do agree about the gardens,
though...not really being a flower/nature kind of girl. It just
seemed like a good idea at first.

Marcia

Hi Marsha

We live near Victoria and always get annual passes to Butchart
Gardens. It is a wonderful show at any time of year! The only thing
we haven't seen is the fireworks night (it costs extra for pass
members).

What time of day do you have in Victoria, and what day of the week?
There is lots of "stuff" to do, and most of the shops stay open
late when there are cruise ships in.

If you're fit and like walking you can walk into town in about 20
minutes. There is a good Tourist Information place just up the road
past the Empress Hotel. They would have information about what
attractions are available, at that time of day. The Royal British
Columbia Museum, Undersea Gardens, Miniature World and the Wax
Museum are all within a couple of blocks of the Harbor. I don't
know what their hours are, but I'm sure the information place would
have that.

Enjoy our Capital city, whatever you decide to do!!

Tobieon an Island in the Pacific

We are there on Saturday night, 6/12 from around 7 till midnight.

Marcia
I did a quick look up of Butchart Gardens hours.They are as follows:

May 1/10—June 14/10 9:00am - 6:00pm
June 15/10—Sept 4/10 9:00am - 10:00pm
September 5—15/10 9:00am - 9:00pm
September 16—30/10 9:00am - 5:30pm
October 1—14/10 9:00am - 4:30pm
October 15—31/10 9:00am - 4:00pm
November 1—30/10 9:00am - 3:30pm
December 1/09—January 6/10 9:00am - 9:00pm
Christmas Day, 2010 1:00pm - 9:00pm


^1 The Spring Prelude Indoor Garden will close a little earlier on
these dates to allow for wedding set-up.
Feb 6th - 3:30pm
Feb 14th - 3:00pm
March 13th - 3:30pm
March 20th - 3:30pm
March 21st - 3:30pm
March 27th - 3:30pm
* Additional late open hours: May 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 and Jun 3,
4, 5, 10, 11, 12. Gates close at 9pm with grounds open until 10pm.

Admission Rates

Come see what more than 50 gardeners can do. Backed up by some 200
staff in visitor and food services in the off-peak season and 500 in
the peak season, you can be assured your visit to The Gardens will be
an amazing experience.

Accepted Payment Methods
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, JCB, Cash, Interac Bank/Debit Card,
Travellers Cheques


2010 admission rates are quoted in Canadian dollars and are subject
to tax.

2010 Dates Adult (18+) Youths (13-17) Child 12) Groups1

Winter
Jan 7 - Jan 14/10 $15.48 $7.86 $1.90 $13.93
Jan 15 - March 20/10 $20.95 $10.48 $1.90 $18.86
Spring
March 21 - June 14/10 $26.19 $13.10 $1.90 $23.57
Summer
June 15 - Sept 30/10 $28.10 $14.05 $2.86 $25.29
Autumn
Oct 1 - Oct 31/10 $23.57 $11.90 $1.90 $21.21
Nov 1 - Nov 30/10 $18.10 $9.05 $1.90 $16.29
Christmas
Dec 1/10 -
Jan 6/11 $23.57 $11.90 $2.86 $21.21




Here's a link if you opt to go through Grayline Tours instead of the
Princess Tour
http://www.graylinewest.com/victoria...ing_tours.aspx




We decided against taking the Butchart Gardens tour, but thanks for
looking all of that up for me. It looks like we're going to take the
shuttle to town.

Marcia
Too bad you will be in Victoria at night. There's so much more to see
during the day, like tea at the Empress, whale watching, the wharf
singers, and artsy-craftsy people along the inner harbor across the
street from the Empress.


I agree. I would have loved to see the artsy-craftsy people. LOL. I'm
hoping, since there will be cruise ships in port, there may still be
some action.

Marcia