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the butchart gardens 3:32 AM

The highlight of Tuesday was the visit to The Butchart Gardens near Victoria, one of the world's premier floral show gardens. Albeit the costly CAD 26.50 for admission, it was all worth it when we saw the wide array of horticulture on display – 55 acres of vibrant and vivid colours wowed, amazed and cheered us up; everywhere was just so beautiful. In fact, over one million bedding plants in 700 varieties are used throughout the gardens.

The peace and quiet of the garden surroundings allowed me to better appreciate the slow-paced and seemingly stress-free lifestyles of the Canadians more. Over the next few months, I will definitely take in the sights and sounds of this beautiful country and be more at peace with myself.

Anyway, it has been raining, making every night incredibly cold. Coupled with the inherent lack of sleep and constant travelling, I’m down with a slight fever, headache and a very bad sore throat. Trying to regulate my intake of Redoxon Vitamin C pills now, and hope it all goes away soon. :(

  

In the process of mastering the Art of Connection with Nature.. haha.

An interesting signage we saw (vancouver is a dog's paradise, everyone has/keeps a dog)!

The little cute handsome and polite boy, Liam, whom Shuwen and I "koped" for a photograph!

Some of the many breathtaking and pretty sights we saw.

Flowers that look like angels!

  

The famous Sunken Gardens, which was created by hand in an original limestone quarry (underground, hence "sunken"). Totem poles to the right are a common sight all over Canada, probably because they are hand-carved and uniquely created with a mixture of "animals" on each pole.

  

All 4 of us, and there's a Singapore flag here!

Wini behind the wheel.

Whee.. a great day today! :)

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