Beacon Hill Park Victoria

We got up early and walked around the wharf in Victoria. Steph noticed that Tim Horton's was not staring her down at every street corner-- something that was surprising. We then went through the city, bought ourselves some nice coats for the wet west coast, and then it was time to hit the road. Before leaving Victoria, we went down by Beacon Hill …

We arrived into Victoria on a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon. On the drive from the airport to our Downtown hotel, you could appreciate why this was called 'the Garden City'. After checking in, and dropping our bags, we hit the town, Lonely Planet Guide (our trusty Bible) in hand. We strolled hand-in-hand along the harbor front, taking in the sea …

... from the Chinese bakery and a cup of coffee later, we headed to Beacon Hill Park to feed the ducks. We also visited the Beacon Hill Park Petting Zoo where we saw goats, bunnies, a miniture horse and donkey, alpacas, and pot bellied pigs. After the zoo, ...

... spend a week here just eating my way round. There were some redeeming features though- I started the day by going to Beacon Hill park- a haven for dog-walkers, runners and book-readers alike. We’ve been blessed with beautiful weather here, so I ...

... better place to start a trip that will cover thousands of miles than at the official "Mile 0" in Victoria's Beacon Hill Park.  The start of the Trans-Canada Highway will also be my Mile 0.  From here I plan to traverse 2/3 of Canada, then ...

... food, and a great friendly vibe in a homely little setting, mmmmmmm we'd definitely go back there!!! We walked to Beacon Hill Park and walked on the coastline with driftwood a-plenty and dogs which from a distance apparently look like bears (thought ...

... huge queues so decided we would come back today so we walked around the inner harbour and old town for hours we went to beacon hill park then we walked and walked, it was really nice actually as were covered so much of the city and got to see loads! ...

... a reasonable view of the mountains from the top floor, so I was happy enough. There was also a nice park close to downtown, Beacon Hill park to be precise, so that killed an afternoon - all this heat was making me lazy, and less than a week into my trip, ...

... , to be ready for whale watching the next day... Wednesday 14th May Alison: In the morning we wandered across to Beacon Hill Park which was quite beautiful with the Spring blossoms, ducks and Canada Geese for the kids to chase and a sweet Petting ...

... and grabbed some breakfast since everything was still closed when we got there. After walking around for a bit we headed towards Beacon Hill park. I wanted to see the Terry Fox statue and the Mile 0 marker. We had a great walk down towards the water, ...

So the first thing we do, is head off for a walk. Rob took me to Beacon Hill Park.  Sitting downtown is this beautiful, wonderful park.  To walk into it, is to suddenly feel at peace.  The trees and lush plants make you feel as if you ...

... and the Archives staff seem not to know how to park cheaply and closer. It would have been helpful if they'd mentioned parking in Beacon Hill Park was free for 3 hours or that about an 8 minute walk one can park a whole day for about $2.50. Went for ...