- 10:30 a.m. Breakfast - Jonathan's Restaurant
- 11:00 a.m. Royal British Columbia Museum
- Noon IMAX 4K Laser film - The Search for Life in Space
- 1:45 p.m. Lunch - Puerto Vallarta Amigos Food Truck (Behind museum)
- 5:00 p.m. Dinner - Fairmont Empress Hotel (High Tea)
- 6:00 p.m. Royal BC Museum
- 9:30 p.m. Leave museum
- 9:45 p.m. Hotel
NOTES
- Decided not to go to Butchart Gardens due to 5:00 p.m. tea time and rain
- Royal British Columbia Museum
- High quality exhibits, both natural history and modern history
- Our Living Languages and First Peoples exhibits/galleries outstanding
- Exhibitions:
- Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of Canada
- Our Living Languages: First Peoples' Voices in BC
- Natural History Galleries
- First Peoples Galleries
- Modern History Galleries
- Food
- Jonathan's Restaurant
- Oatmeal, side of potatoes
- Stuffed French toast with strawberries and brie
- Puerto Vallarta Amigos Food Truck
- Bean and cheese burrito
- Chicken burrito, root beer
- Fairmont Empress High Tea
- Savory
- Smoked Salmon On Blini - Classically presented with avocado cream cheese and pickled red onion garnish
- Hand Peeled Local Shrimp - Ginger lemon mascarpone, seaweed cone
- English Cucumber On Rye - Heirloom cucumbers from sunwing farms, fennel pollen, dill cream cheese
- Coronation Chicken On Brioche - Chicken breast, red pepper, red onion, almonds, pineapple; originally served for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and still a favourite at Buckingham Palace
- Signature Empress Warm Raisin Scones - House made clotted cream with strawberry lavender preserve
- Sweet
- Rooibos Provence & Hazelnut Delice - Rooibos tea infused provence served on a soft, local hazelnut delice
- Lemon Poppy Shortbread - A favourite of Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones, Princess Margaret's daughter
- Etenia Passion Fruit Cremeux Tart - Empress signature etenia chocolate with a balanced passionfruit cream centre
- Okanagan Apple & Crown Royal Spice Cake - Local blackberry butter frosting tops this classic royal spice cake
- Berry Pistachio Daisy - White chocolate cup filled with pistachio cream topped with fresh berries
- Tea
- Rose Congou Emperor - Five times layered with rose petals. A favorite of Princess Diana.
- Joie de Provence - An organic herbal rooibus tea. Fruity ripe berry notes balanced with mild lavender.
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