Thursday, August 8, 2013

Beautiful British Columbia

Our hangovers could not hold us back from spending another fun filled day in Victoria, BC!  So, we relaxed in the hotel until we were kicked out.  Then planned the rest of our day mostly around eating & the last ferry back at 7:30 p.m.
Our first stop: SkinnyTato Polish Restaurant
Even with Katie's Polish lineage, we were not 100% sold on trying this cuisine, luckily the
Food Network Canada television show, You Gotta Eat Here convinced us otherwise & the Sauerkraut And Mushroom Potato Pancake Meal with Nature's Gift & European Potato Salad ended up being a happy surprise
Babbitt diving into Poutine on the Inner Harbour steps
It didn't take long before we were hungry again & Babbitt couldn't resist Poutine, which is a
common Canadian dish made with french fries, topped with brown gravy & cheese curds
Victoria, BC Parliament
After the many U.S. state capitol tours we've been on, we thought it was only right to educated ourselves
on the BC Government...we are sad to report that the Canadian tour blew the US tours out of the water
The O'Babbitt's on the Parliament grounds in the Rose Garden
Katie with reenactor Nellie Cashman after the tour of Parliament
The tour was very thorough & included a number of reenactors, who were very entertaining
Miniature World
Although we were extremely intrigued we decided to save our Canadian dollars & just
view the tiny displays from outside the exhibit...we also did this at the Royal BC Museum
The O'Babbitt's on the ferry back to the States
We learned the hard way on the trip to Canada that you have to board early in order to
get a table, so we made sure not to make the same mistake twice on our way back
The Port of Port Angeles
After a few games of Uno & attempted whale watching....we were glad to find The Rig safe & sound
Thanks to the Leckrone's for the Uno Card Game it really made the time fly

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