Tag: Victoria
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Back to the First World-Global Fieldtrip Night
Read more: Back to the First World-Global Fieldtrip NightALOHA! It is so much fun reliving our trip every month with pictures and food. Our next destination… North America! Please fasten your seat belts and get ready to go to various places in Canada and the United States. Now, from Australia to North America is a long flight, I have a little game to…
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The Yummiest Canadian Dessert
Read more: The Yummiest Canadian DessertThere are not many “Canadian” foods, but we managed to make some Canadian desserts while here in Victoria and they sure are delicious! My favourite Canadian dessert would have to be Butter Tarts! Here is how you can make this AWESOME dessert: Ingredients: 12 pastry cups or your own home made pastry 1/4 cup of butter…
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Go West!
Read more: Go West!We really enjoyed our housesitting in Victoria – it’s a beautiful city with lots of opportunities to hike and bike and enjoy the nature everywhere. We decided we needed to explore more of Vancouver Island so we followed a very popular route which took us to Chemainus>>Coombs>>Cathedral Grove and finally – the most Western part…
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Emily Carr
Read more: Emily Carr“Dear trees, we don’t stop half enough to love and admire them.” This is a quote by Canadian artist Emily Carr. We learned about her while in Victoria and had the chance to see many of her works of art. Emily Carr was born December 13, 1871 in Victoria, British Columbia. She lived in a…
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Have you Caught the Gold Fever?
Read more: Have you Caught the Gold Fever?Hundreds of years ago, there was a legend about somewhere full of limitless gold. This legend was called El Dorado. Everyone who heard about it became excited and wanted to find El Dorado so they could have a better life. This time was called the “Gold Rush”. At the Museum of British Columbia in Victoria, there…