Canada Educational Trip, Day 5

5/3/2016

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Day 5 was a "trip within a trip" and it was packed with pleasant surprises as we left Vancouver for Victoria...

What went wrong with this lady?

Surprise, surprise...we left our hotel at 5:30am just to catch the 7:00am ferry, but missed it...and had to wait till 9:00am! Yet, once on board, the view was so mesmorizing that we didn't remember the extended waiting time at all! The gigantic 7-decked ferry carried vehicles and provided excellent food for passengers. The best part was certainly the sea view! How nice!

A guide explained the history of this place.

More surprises...the visit to the Parliament of British Columbia reminded me so much of the one in London! The UK style of this institution made it all the more solemn and classy. We even had the chance to sit at the audience for their legislative meeting where health-related budget was being discussed. No photo was allowed and the debate was so disciplined and orderly. The process and manner of legislation should always be like this, shouldn't it?

Our ambassador explained her badges to us.

A relaxing common area for students

Even more surprises...our visit to Saint Margaret's School Victoria, a girls' school, was a breath of fresh air! The campus wasn't as big as St Georges and the entire school, from K1 to Year 12, was no more than 400 students! Yet, their homely and naturalistic environment built up a safe and friendly culture. We were led by a very confident ambassador and was even given the chance to visit their dormitory! These girls were under great care yet independence was well developed.

This one should be my most stunning picture so far!

Surprise of the day...Beacon Hill Park gave us a surprise show of peacocks flying out of the cages, walking royally across the zebra crossing, and spreading their feathers in front of our cameras. Knowing that peacocks only open their tail upon seeing beautiful things, I wondered if they spotted anyone beautiful or handsome among us teachers...must be me!

Ha, what's the surprise in this room? I will just spend a night here before going back to Vancouver tomorrow. Yet this little room didn't fail to surprise me...

Give you more updates tomorrow with more visits! Have a nice day!

Dr H C Lee

28 Comments

Marvin

5/4/2016 07:10:11 pm

It was a pity that you didn't go onto the early ship,but the sea is so pretty,it is a big difference to Hong Kong.The peacock photo is stunning but why did it opened it's wings.

Benjamin Wong

5/4/2016 07:47:17 pm

Yeh, Why did it opened it's wings? Is it someone scared it? Ha ha...

Jasper Yeung

5/5/2016 04:49:11 pm

I guess Dr Lee's camera scared it.
-_-

Isaac Chan

5/4/2016 07:11:26 pm

The peacock was so gorgeous! And sailing in the middle of the sea, watching those big waves must be really exciting!

Evan Cheung

5/4/2016 07:23:49 pm

The sea was beautiful and the sky was cloudless .The peacock was spectacular . It seemed to be fun playing in Canada.

jerry wong

5/4/2016 07:36:54 pm

I think that you have a little disappoint that you need to wait
until 9:00am to take ferry. It seemed to be fun playing in Canada

5/4/2016 07:45:30 pm

The view on the ferry is very good!

Anson Fu

5/4/2016 08:11:25 pm

I have seen peacocks before , but I have never seen them spreading out their feathers!

Jose Lai

5/4/2016 08:45:58 pm

What a lovely peacock!

Bryan

5/4/2016 09:45:41 pm

I want to learn in such a comfortable learning environment like Saint Margaret's School Victoria.
How could we cook beside the bed !?

Dr H C Lee

5/4/2016 10:02:19 pm

Ha! That's exactly the surprise! A kitchen in this room! Let me give u a prize Bryan!

Martin Wong

5/4/2016 09:50:20 pm

Last time I saw a peacock opened its tail was also in Vancouver. Did you see any whales in the ocean? Vancouver is a very beautiful place. When will you be going to Toronto?

5/4/2016 10:06:08 pm

Didn't go for whale watching...and Toronto isn't in our itinerary either. But good fun here anyway! Loads to learn!

Lachlan Lai

5/5/2016 04:16:28 pm

The peacock is definitely amazing! Saint-Margret's school's uniform was beautiful with badges and stickers around. I am wondering how I will like cooking more as I sleep aside with the kitchen!

5/5/2016 04:47:36 pm

The view on the ferry is wonderful.The peacock is amazing! I have never seen a real peacock that open its feather. Saint-Margret's school's uniform was beautiful with badges and stickers around.
How can you cook in the kitchen that is next to the bed,Dr Lee?

Jason Hui

5/5/2016 06:13:49 pm

What a beautiful peacock! I've never seen a peacock spreading its tailbefore. You are so lucky!

Mark Tse

5/5/2016 06:53:55 pm

It is wonderful to see the peacock spreading its feathers.

Isaac Wong

5/5/2016 06:55:15 pm

You go out from Vancouver to Victoria,the peacock is very pretty.

jomund chang

5/5/2016 08:37:04 pm

Wow! Dr.Lee,your trip was wonderful.Actually,what was the museum about?You also have an interflow with a school.That peacock was also very beautiful.Have a good trip.

Heison So

5/8/2016 09:50:30 pm

Of course Dr Lee will have a nice good trip!

Au Ting Hei Oscar

5/5/2016 09:54:31 pm

The picture of the peacock completely grasped my admiration. It is so stunning and gorgeous!

Jeffrey Lee

5/7/2016 03:25:40 pm

The sea view is really amazing and majestic! But sadly, we cannot see this kind of view in Hong Kong since the sea in Hong Kong is being polluted. And also, the picture of the Peacock is totally fascinating to me! It is very attractive! (Maybe it can become my desktop wallpaper, Haha)

5/8/2016 09:41:56 pm

Actually the peacock picture is really suitable as a desktop picture!
Maybe it will look nice!(...with the "My PC" and "Google Chrome" icons,ha ha ha...)

Tom Kwok

5/8/2016 05:57:56 pm

My jaw dropped when a scrolled down to the beautiful peacock.

5/8/2016 09:38:45 pm

Wow it is very fortunate that you can grasp the moment of a peacock spreading out its feathers,you really have a nice timing,Dr Lee.It is such an impressive picture! Also,the room in the hotel room looks nice! Is it comfortable and cheap for a night?

5/8/2016 09:49:18 pm

Actually how can we cook next to the bed?
It is such a bizarre and weird design there!
Maybe the designer of the room sleepwalks and cooks next to his/her bed every night....

Ryan Chang

5/9/2016 05:56:19 pm

Victoria is such a good city.

kenneth kok

5/9/2016 08:47:35 pm

actually it is very rare to see a peacock in wild although i have seen one before

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