City of Gardens

This cute postcard was send by my postpal Valerie! She just moved to Canada! The card shows some of the gardens of Victoria! As Valerie says, Victoria is a beautiful city! I sure hope she has a wonderful time there :)

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of about 330,000, the 15th most populous Canadian metro region.

Victoria is about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from BC's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Seattle by airplane or ferry, and 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Port Angeles, Washington by ferry across the Juan de Fuca Strait.

Morraine Lake

This postcard was sent to my parents by some friends who had moved to Canada on 27 May 1982. By that time my mother was on her 6th month of pregnancy to me!! This card shows Moraine Lake at Banff National Park at Alberta, Canada.

In the back it says: "Morraine Lake is unquestionably the emerald gem of the Canadian Rockies in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. The area abounds in spectacular views and is a very worth while trip for the visitor - only ten miles via paved road from Lake Luise. "