Tag: Canada

  • Official Name: Dominion of Canada Established: 1 July 1867 (Independence from the United Kingdom) Population: 38,008,005 (2020 estimate) Religion: 67.3% Christian, 23.9% No Religion, Islam 3.2% Language(s): English, French Capital: Ottawa Order of Visit: Twenty-Seventh First Visit: 6 January 2000 Last Visit: 8 August 2006 Duration: 15 Days Visit Highlights: Banff: Gondola ride up Sulphur…

  • Tuesday 8 August 2006 Highlights: Canadian Border Crossing Today I was mostly killing time before catching my Greyhound bus back to Vancouver.   Unwisely I throw out my map of Seattle and as a result got myself slightly lost when trying to find the station, which will be a lesson for me in the future.…

  • Friday 5 August 2006 Highlights: None What a big day travelling, first I had to get from Victoria to Vancouver via ferry and bus.   They I caught a Skytrain to the Central Train station to them catch a Greyhound bus to Seattle.   I just made my connection on Greyhound, missing what have meant…

  • Friday 4 August 2006 Highlights: Beautiful Butchart Gardens, British Columbia Legislative building Today is the last full day of the tour and the only event I had on the agenda was a visit to the Butchart Gardens.   These gardens were established on the site of an old limestone mining operation by the family that…

  • Thursday 3 August 2006 Highlights: Ferry ride to Vancouver Island, Murals at Cheainus Some of our group managed to see a bear during their early morning walk, I doubt now that I’ll see one however that not a big deal for me having seen some in Europe. Today with left Whistler and headed for British…