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Victoria and Butchart Gardens
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 ... 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. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "The poor dog is the firmest of friends, the first to welcome the foremost to defend" - Lord Byron View My Web Pages: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 My Shutterfly Page http://photosbybrianmk.shutterfly.com/ |
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Victoria and Butchart Gardens
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 ... 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 |
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Victoria and Butchart Gardens...Marcia
We got the downtown shuttle bus right in the parking lot by the
ship...forget what it cost but was minimal....dropped us downtown.And when we were done we just found a bus to take us back to the ship..they are very well prepared for cruisers. Of all the cities I have visited Victoria was the most beautiful...a city not to be missed...flowers everywhere and I mean everywhere!!!!! |
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Victoria and Butchart Gardens...Marcia
Joyce wrote:
We got the downtown shuttle bus right in the parking lot by the ship...forget what it cost but was minimal....dropped us downtown.And when we were done we just found a bus to take us back to the ship..they are very well prepared for cruisers. Of all the cities I have visited Victoria was the most beautiful...a city not to be missed...flowers everywhere and I mean everywhere!!!!! I'm looking so forward to it. Thanks. Marcia |
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