self portrait challenge ~ glam

boho tomboy, canon digital rebel xt

Canadian tomboy glam, that is! Find other glam gals & boys here.

So, we returned home a day later than expected from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada due to a surprising snow storm. It was unexpected by all...even the weather darlings on the news. It typically snows in Victoria around late January and February and when it does snow, it is very light and rarely stays too long on the ground.

To everyone's surprise and my giddy excitement, snow began to lightly tickle our noses on Saturday, although it was not sticking on the ground. Then we woke up Sunday morning to a thick white blanket all across downtown and thick snowflakes blowing around in an almost blizzardly way.

We stayed up in this third floor loft style hotel room where we had 4 large windows that looked over downtown. It was a morning treat to sit up on the window sill and watch the world below. This particular morning it was quiet. The locals were not used to this much snowfall so quickly, so they stayed bundled up in their homes near the fireplace. In fact, the town only has one snow plow, so the streets were covered in slippery ice puffs.

Carsten growing up in Canada in the parts where it snows constant for months, was used to such things. Me, on the other hand, growing up near San Francisco, had to drive hours to play in the snow and even then, it was still sunny and warm compared to this. I felt like a little girl squealing and throwing my head back to taste it.

Our time together was dreamy. We spent many hours walking arm in arm around downtown, which is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. We went to pubs, the museum and tested a few organic restaurants. We were happy that this little city catered to our healthy eating habits and diets with wheat and gluten free deli's, grocery stores and restaurants! They even had brown rice pizza crust at a cool pizza joint. You should have seen my face when we read painted on their window "gluten free pizzas!". Hello drool.

There was a day when we traveled 30 minutes into the mountains covered with tall trees and sparkling lakes. Victoria is now my favorite place on earth. It is a darling, funky city rich in culture and less than 30 minutes away from the splendor of nature. Not to mention that Canadians have proven to be the kindest, most considerate people...even the teenagers!

Here are a few photographs from our time together:

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boho eating snow, canon digital rebel xt


bastion square, canon digital rebel xt


market square, canon digital rebel xt


the empress hotel, canon digital rebel xt


boho boy, canon digital rebel xt


downtown victoria, canon digital rebel xt


the empress hotel with snow, canon digital rebel xt


our hotel, canon digital rebel xt


boho boy reading on our window sill,
canon digital rebel xt


boho boy walking in alley, canon digital rebel xt


the boho's, canon digital rebel xt

more soon...