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| Graham waits for the tour bus in front of the Royal Empress Hotel. That's the Parliament building behind him. |
Thomas dances in front of the Empress. |
Mom and Graham waiting for the double-decker tour bus in front of the Empress. |
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| Graham poses with a downtown Victoria storefront moose while we wait for Mom to finish shopping. |
Graham at the Crystal Gardens. |
Thomas and two parrots at the Crystal Gardens. |
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| Graham tries to get closer to a butterfly in the Crystal Gardens. |
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Thomas examines a butterfly wing under the microscope... |
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| ...while one wings onto his foot. |
The butterflies liked Thomas. |
Graham threatens to catch one of the coys in a fountain at the Crystal Gardens. |
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| Mom and boys in front the Royal Empress Hotel. We didn't stay there. |
Graham inside the Royal British Columbia Museum. |
One of our best afternoons was at this little rocky beach. |
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There were little crags full of tiny sea creatures. |
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The boys would have gladly spent hours more there. |
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| Our last fling - eating at a harborside cafe on the last afternoon of our stay. |
Downtown victoria and the harbor is in the background. |
Parking lot below. |
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| Mom and boys in front of a huge fountain at Buschart Gardens. That foutain is at least a two hundred feet away. |
A rare moment of affection for our boys at Buschart Gardens. |
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