Interlude Tours: Escorted Vacation to Vancouver, British Columbia, from Indianapolis
We have a glorious tour for you coming up that presents in full bloom the beauty of Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Jewels of the Northwest (click here for itinerary)
May 23-29, 2010 (7 days, 6 nights)
- Escorted vacation (0% fuss, 100% vacation!)
- Includes home pickup and return (for clients in Marion and adjacent counties)
One of the fantastic places you’ll experience is Butchart Gardens. According to the official website,
The Butchart Gardens is one of the world’s premier floral show gardens. Jennie Butchart began to shape this magnificent landscape in 1904. She established, in the style of the grand estates of the period, several distinct gardens to evoke a range of aesthetic experiences. An abandoned limestone quarry was transformed into the dramatic Sunken Garden, a reflection of the early 20th-century beautification movement and an exceptional achievement in Canadian gardening history. Through successive generations of the Butchart family, The Gardens has retained much of its original design, and continues the Victorian tradition of seasonally changing the outstanding floral displays.
The photo on this page is of the above-mentioned Sunken Garden. The website also has a really neat virtual tour–but how much better to see these gardens in person with an expert guide!
UPDATE:
Butchart Gardens read our blog and invited us to show you the following video (it’s very short)!
This tour takes place on day 5 of your incredible itinerary–which also includes a marvelous cruise through the San Juan Islands and a wonderful tour of Vancouver. Why not give it a try? We welcome reservations from Indianapolis, where we are based, or from any location in the United States or Canada.
Photo by Renebeto; used with permission.
–Matt
The Interlude Tours Blog Team
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