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Christmas Events In Greater Victoria
#181
Posted 24 December 2021 - 10:25 AM
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#182
Posted 24 December 2021 - 11:34 AM
Mery Christmas to everyone, we should remember to count our blessings.
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#183
Posted 24 December 2021 - 02:13 PM
...we should remember to count our blessings.
I've counted mine. Now what should I do with the other 23 hours, 59 minutes and 45 seconds of the day?
Seriously though, to all my VV "family", best of the season to each of you.
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#184
Posted 24 December 2021 - 02:32 PM
Constantly finding new ways to use them.2 for 1 deal, I guess!
#185
Posted 24 December 2021 - 03:15 PM
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#186
Posted 24 December 2021 - 04:23 PM
NORAD: https://www.noradsanta.org/en/map
or
Google: https://santatracker.google.com/
#188
Posted 25 December 2021 - 06:48 AM
<erry Christmas and the joy of the day to everyone.
#189
Posted 25 December 2021 - 10:21 AM
I see Victoria Watcher got a knock off CYbErTRuCk.
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#190
Posted 27 December 2021 - 08:51 PM
We’re off to Butchart tomorrow as well, they are sold out but managed to squeeze me in!
Couple of years ago, the friend and I who try to do Christmas together, reserved about a month a head to eat at the restaurant at Butchart. So a couple of weeks away.
When we showed up we were directed to what I would call the kids table. On the crowded back porch. The front was almost empty. I assume they were leaving the front very spacious tables open for the foreign tourists who might drop in. I made made a fuss about this so they did eventually seat us in the front. No one else came in while we there, we dropped a couple hundred dollars but won't ever again.
#191
Posted 27 December 2021 - 09:34 PM

#192
Posted 28 December 2021 - 02:09 AM
I’ve got a couple fabulous hookups there. Never an issue.
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#193
Posted 28 December 2021 - 08:01 AM
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#194
Posted 28 December 2021 - 08:22 AM
Contrast my Butchart experience with Christmas Eve tea at the Empress this year where again we had booked a couple of weeks before. Got the best seats in the room, right by the windows.
#195
Posted 28 December 2021 - 09:57 AM
Naturally, unfortunately, our actual experience at a place or of a thing will color our perception of it thereafter, sometimes positively and unfortunately sometimes not. IMO it depends partially on why you choose to attend a (Christmas) venue or occasion and above all the new memories made as a result, and in our case, particularly at BG, the good memories remembered.
When I was younger heading out to BG at Christmas was not a thing as far as I can recall. Not sure what year the "lights" became a holiday attraction but I can only recall the last 10-15 years or so. Fast forward to today and the Number One reason we head out there aside from the festive atmosphere is - of course - the lights. Dining out there honestly isn't on our list, beyond perhaps grabbing a hot chocolate.
Conversely back in the 80s when I was a UVic student I worked at the Empress for three years and wouldn't have given you a plug nickel for the food because of what I saw behind the scenes and because even then it was grossly overpriced. I can't imagine what it costs in 2021 - however the dining experience today for all I know may be amazing - but the negative experience is my perception and my recollection; unfortunately perceptions & memories do have a way of staying with you, accurate or not.
#196
Posted 28 December 2021 - 10:00 AM
... unfortunately perceptions & memories do have a way of staying with you, accurate or not.
Just like oral histories.
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