On 23 Feb 07, at 8:47, piaba wrote: > in addition to the butchart garden and the crystal > palace within victoria, there's also a butterfly > conservatory whose name i forgot. The old "Crystal Gardens", a saltwater swimming pool under glass recycled into a conservatory and endangered animal breeding center, is, I regret to say, no more. The building is there, but the plants and animals are gone. Wasn't glitzy enough to satisfy the officials in the tourism ministry, I guess. "Butterfly Gardens" is right on the way to Butchart Gardens. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island