Pacific Northwest Trip: Day 6

 On Day 6 of our trip we took a ferry from Vancouver over to Victoria Island. We were so lucky to have perfect weather that day! We departed from Nanaimo terminal.

Almost about to dock! 

After we got off the ferry we headed over to Butchart Gardens. 

So many pretty gardens and flowers! 

So much walking and climbing throughout this entire trip!

Awesome flowers! I didn't want to post all of the pictures we took of the flowers because there are so many, but I picked a few favorites.

The rose garden alone was amazing! 

Family photos in the rose garden!

Just amazing! 

Indoor conservatory. Loved it! 

After the gardens we then headed more toward the main city and up to Craigdarroch Castle. I absolutely LOVE old mansions like this! We took a tour inside for a few hours but didn't get many pictures because the lighting wasn't that great. 

Outside after the tour.

We headed over to the main city center and visited the Parliament building. We tagged along on a school tour and learned some interesting things. Very cool inside!

At the fountain outside of Parliament. You can see The Empress hotel in the background.

The front of the Parliament building.

The Empress Hotel

While Ramin's parents went down to the docks to rest and people-watch, we headed over to Miniature-World. It was AWESOME! Again, we have so many pictures from there that I didn't want to post them all up here. This particular exhibit is Fantasy Land. LOVED this place!