In March, we headed to the Island for Jeremy's grandma's funeral (see previous post) and decided to make a weekend of it.
After the funeral & visiting were done, we headed down Island to my parents' place. The next morning, we (Jeremy, the kids & I, along with my parents) got up, packed our lunch & snacks and drove to
Victoria. It happened to be the annual "
Be a Tourist In Your Own HomeTown" weekend, so we took advantage of it. I don't know if other towns/cities do this, but if yours does, take advantage of it! It's a fun way to see all the touristy things without breaking the wallet.
Tickets books are $8/person. Each booklet has multiple coupons and you can use each coupon once. Some were free admission, some things were buy one, get one free (restaurants, candy shops, etc), some were simply discounts.
We decided to visit
Miniature World, the
Royal London Wax Museum and the
Pacific Undersea Gardens. We'd been to the Undersea Gardens before but the kids love it so much we went again. I don't think I'd ever been to the Wax Museum & it had been YEARS since I had been to Miniature World (probably the same age as Daniel!). So it was great fun walking down memory lane and at the same time, creating new memories for my kids.
Here are some pictures from the day:
Space ship @ Miniature World
Becca & I checking things out at Miniature World
We visited the Queen...at the Wax Museum!
Remember, all the figures are made of WAX!
Checking out the "Hands On" Exhibit at the Undersea Gardens
Throughout the day, we had a mixture of crazy weather: cold, strong winds, sun, snow, rain, snow...! For our lunch, we skipped the picnic in the park & instead had a picnic in the van! And we were especially thankful because that's when the snow hit! By the time we finished eating, the snow had stopped & the sun was shining again! Crazy!
On the way home, Daniel was falling asleep so to help keep him awake, we pulled over on the Malahat. The guys got out to give Daniel some fresh air. It had started snowing again so they had a little fun playing in the snow & taking pictures.
Daniel's picture of Jeremy
My Dad goofing around!
Daniel's turn to goof around!
1 comment:
What a neat thing for the city to do. We did that one year, years ago when our kids were all still at home, but we "vacationed" in Tulsa for the week. My kids still remember it as one of the fun vacations, right along with 6 Flags, etc.
Susan
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