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Maple Leaf Appreciation Day

Transportation

• 2 min read
Bow to the Queen, this place is named after her

Happy Birthday Canada, today is your day! Have some maple-syrup, play some hockey and go pet a bear. We're going to Vancouver Island to celebrate and spend a few days around Victoria. Canadians don't seem to make the same kind of hoopla around their national day as their cousins south of the border on the 4th but at least one Vancouverite showed his pride downtown.

This is the official Canadian leaf, and also bush, tree, shrub and herb.

That was the last picture we took of Vancouver as we boarded the Sky Train that would take us over the bridge to a bus that would take us to a ferry that would take us to a bus inside a ferry that would take us to downtown Victoria. We arrived and the Victorians were showing way more spirit, all dressed in red and white and ready to celebrate.

Government building of Victoria where the celebrations are being held, the Olympian mountains are on the back but can't be seen from our vantage point.

Now we're off to drink a few beers, enjoy the sunset and watch some fireworks explode. Happy Canada day!

Update: An image of the fireworks with Victoria in the background and the crowds.

Victoria in the background and quite a small harbour.
That is our Inn in the background, so we didn't have to walk far.