Border crossing to Canada
Checking in at the hotel in Richmond
Fisherman's Wharf in Richmond
I am Dragon!
Posing for Mommy and Daddy
Very intrigued by a movie
Oma arrived, so we woke up Anneke to say Hi.
And in the lap by Opa
On the ferry to Victoria - a nice 95 minute boat ride
With Oma at the totem poles, at the History Museum in Victoria, BC
And posing again. In the harbour in Victoria
The beautiful Empress Hotel
Papa and Anneke
The Legislative Building
Oma and Anneke
The Craigdarroch Castle http://www.craigdarrochcastle.com/
Waiting for the bus (or in Dutch : Busje komt zo)
The Plaster Man was funny
Whales are common in Victoria
Petting zoo in Victoria
Butchart Gardens - a beautiful park with millions of flowers
Making friends on the fly
If there is a german restaurant in town, we have to visit of course
Cool bridge - when it needs to open, they fill the large concrete blocks at the end with sea water, causing the counter weights to get heavy enough to lift the bridge
On our way to watch killer whales. In total we saw around 70 whales that day, from all three pods
Quite cold on the upper deck, when you are going 35mph
These two actually swam under our boat, we were that close
Crappy and overpriced food, but a nice view
Watch out, it's a mammoth!
And this place was the Helm's Inn.
Weird worms, they retract themselves into the sand when they sense danger.
The Aquarium in Stanley Park - Vancouver
These belugas are really cool animals
The Capilano suspension bridge. Too thin and shaky for some people :)
Holds up to 170 people, with just those 2 thing steel rods
They did a really nice job of explaining the eco-system and how everybody and everything is part of it.
The swimming pool in the Metropolitan Hotel in Vancouver
After a really good dinner with Andy - XenSource co-worker
After that dinner, we took the little aquabus to the other side of the False Creek, where we witnessed on of the best sunsets ever.
Some guy was twirling around fire balls.. Anneke wanted to watch that a little bit closer
An Inukshuk - is a stone landmark, a directional marker that signifies safety, hope and friendship
On the way to Seattle, we stopped in Lynden - a small village with a lot of Dutch influences.
For lunch, I had kroketten met brood (croquettes with bread, a typical dutch lunch dish).
A nice walk in the Olympic Sculpture Park
Pigs are all through Seattle. Anneke posed happily with each one she could find
Swimming in the pool in the Warwick Hotel in Seattle. Was our last day, and we were tired from all the walking we did.
