TOP: Pastry shops abounded, which was NOT a good thing for my waistline given I had 7 days of unlimited buffets coming up onship!
2nd: A typical Victoria shop. Everything you looked, flowers, flowers, flowers
3rd: Victoria harbor
4th: The BC parliment building
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The Gallagher's and us took a small (400 people!) ferry today to Victoria, the island capital of BC. I had read good things about it, but was really, really impressed when I got there. It's a beautiful little city, on a major (300 miles!) island, that is mostly uninhabited. If only we could be so lucky with Washington DC :-) The island has a 7000' mountain, galciers, and an incredible garden (next post).
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We walked the city for hours, stopping at the quaint little swan hotel for an awesome breakfast. Victoria has an "old" chinatown, and a lot of water based activities. We saw boat and cyclists everywhere, and Tom and I were itching to get out for a ride (which will have to await our return trip!). The south end of the city contains a huge park, with endless vista looking out on the sound/straight/bay/whatever the heck the name these bodies of water.
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After a great half day around town, we headed up-island to see what was purported to be a good garden. Good was a MASSIVE understatement...
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"A Farthing for Your Foughts" Lumpy out
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