I think my impression of the Empress was harshed a bit by a couple of things... (sharey ahead - including brushes with ick)
Posted by
b. (aka starrynit)
Aug 26 '10, 17:11
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one, they made an embarrassing to-do about my sister, who was on the trip with me, wearing a sort of denim pants -- not jeans, which were against their rules, and not super casual, and definitely better than what some other non-jean wearers had on, ugh. they eventually let us in, but that uncomfortable start wasn't so happy.
two, I had picked-up some kind of stomach bug in seattle that presented on the ferry ride to victoria; and, oof, all of victoria had an unpleasant backdrop of me feeling totally icky and having to find restrooms (and I usually avoid public ones if I can, so that was an extra thing). something at butchart gardens itself (I'll spare details, as I'm sure it wasn't the norm), made things ever so much worse.
another reason to go back and try for a re-do!
no complaints about the double-decker bus tour and, duh, murchie's! heh.
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