Butchart Gardens is located in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North of the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island.
今年四月要去溫哥華，網上查了一下溫哥華周圍有些什麽值得打卡的地方，大家都說要去Butchart Gardens。再一查，Butchart Gardens在一個叫Vancouver Island島上。這才知道加拿大BC有一個跟台灣差不多大的島，而且BC的省會Victoria就在這個島上。不好意識地說，我在中國的時候隻知道加拿大有個中國人民的好朋友白求恩大夫。後來有個同事移民到了加拿大的多倫多，才知道了多倫多這個城市。再後來跟風也辦了加拿大移民。那時沒有直達多倫多的飛機，我們乘坐的飛機需要在溫哥華短暫停留。忘了換飛機沒有，反正沒出飛機場。這才知道另外一個城市叫溫哥華。到了加拿大之後慢慢知道的多了一些，尤其時準備入籍考試時惡補了一些。但是對西邊的BC不怎麽了解，大概是BC距離安省比較遠一些的緣故。
P1: Butchart Gardens in April.
P2: Route from Vancouver to The Butchart Gardens
P3: Ferry from Vancouver（Tsawwassen) to Victoria(Swartz Bay)
從溫哥華到島上需要坐可以載車的輪渡，水上航行時間大概一個半小時。從早上六點開始每隔一個小時有一班船。需要提前在網上定好你的出發時間，並且提前一個小時到達排隊等候上船。我們本來想訂早一些的，這樣可以早點到島上。但怕萬一從溫哥華市中心到碼頭堵車誤點，安全起見定的四月十一日上午九點的那班。
P4: Scenery alone the way
P5: Entrance to the Butchant Gardents
大概十一點到達公園，人不是很多，買好票，停好車就進去了。
.P6: Visit Center and Dinning room restaurant.
P7: 下起了不太大的雨。正發愁沒帶雨傘，發現別人都打的一樣的雨傘，原來公園裏提供雨傘。據說最初花園的女主人為了方便客人下雨仍然可以賞花，在花園裏配備花傘，後來為了不讓雨傘影響觀賞，改成了現在的透明傘。好在沒下多久停了。
P８: Rub the nose of "Tacca"-the Butchart Boar
Purchased on a trip to Florence in 1973, It was cast in Florence by Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry, a replica of a 1620 bronze cast by Pietro Tacca. It is called "Tacca" in honor of the sculptor and, just as the original's, its snout is shiny from the many visitors rubbing it for luck.
P9: Rose Garden: It is to early to see rose blooming now. but I love those structures for supporting climbing plants
P1０: Entry to the Japanese Garden: an authentic Torii gate. I like Japanese Garden most. I spent most of time here.
p1１: I like the decorations made from woods in Jananese Garden
p1２: Jananese Garden
P13: Jananess Garden - Stepping Stones
It was still a little bit chilly in April, especially after a rain.這位美眉美麗凍人，我遠遠地跟著她拍了張看不見臉的照片。
P14: Jananess Garden.
P15: Jananess Garden
P16: Jananess Garden
P17: Jananess Garden
P18: Jananess Garden
P19: Jananess Garden
P20: Dragon Fountain in the Jananess Garden
P21: In 2004, two 30-foot (9.1 m) totem poles were installed to mark the 100th anniversary, and The Gardens were designated as a national historic site.
P22: Italian Garden: Star Pond
P23: A sculptural fountain in the Italian Garden
The Italian Garden was built from a tennis court for the family before.
At about 1pm, we exited from the gardens and had a picnic lunch near the parking lot. We brought some foods ( roasted duck, gruits and bread )from Vancouver. Then we headed to our next stop - the city of Victoria.
