Craigdarroch Castle Victoria

1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria , Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - Phone: 250-592-5323

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    Welcome to Canada

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    Victoria is an incredible place, the same can be said for the smaller communities that make up the rest of the island. The city is small but offers such a diversity of activities and entertainment that you'll never feel as though you're in a small city, except for the sense fo community. I spent a week exploring the downtown area and inner harbour …

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    Day 2, April 18, Victoria, Casual

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    ... was interesting but seemed to be a bit overstuffed with artifacts. There were beautiful views looking over the city of Victoria. After Craigdarroch Castle I walked back to town with a stop at the library, which had superb internet. Central Victoria has ...

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    Lunchtime drinking...

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    ... I decided to collapse on the gardens in front of the museum, and soak up the sun. I had a walk to the impressive Craigdarroch Castle one evening, although I did think it was overpriced. Still, you got a reasonable view of the mountains from the top ...

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    Victoria

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    ... that that was that for the day. Today - Sunday - I got up really late and feeling lazy, I called a cab and went to the Craigdarroch Castle, this is more like an English Stately home to those of us that are Brits.  But still worth a visit and I ...

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    The Castle That's Not A Castle

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    ... after the hour-long trip up there.  Deciding it wasn't worth the effort for just one hour we instead walked up Victoria's castle, Craigdarroch Castle.  The map simply said it was 'six blocks' up Fort Street, but after walking for what felt like ...

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    Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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    ... the Undersea Gardens gave us a view of marine life living in the harbor.  We also enjoyed touring the grounds of Craigdarroch Castle and the Government House. Finally, we headed eastward along Beach Drive to the Victorian Village and beaches of Oak ...

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    Just like England...

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    ... (if you don't know Stephen Powell then you won't understand this). In the afternoon I headed out of the main city and towards Craigdarroch Castle. It had been described on the map as a 'must see' which by now I was beginning to realise was Canadian for ...

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    Victoria British Columbia

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    ... ;humanely. Then it was onto Mount Tolmie where the view of Victoria is beautiful.   Next and final stop is at Craigdarroch Castle.  It was built between 1887 and 1890 by the Dunsmuir family from Scotland who got rich from Victoria coal. ...

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    ViCTORiA, CANADA

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    DAY 3 SUN YAT SEN GARDEN -- THE BUTCHART GARDENS -- HATLEY CASTLE -- CRAIGDARROCH CASTLE -- FAIRMONT EMPRESS HOTEL -- FERRY BACK TO ...

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    A green thumb and sore feet

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    ... rush the morning. The colours were so vivid. When we got back to the downtown area we caught the bus again to Craigdarroch Castle, a gorgeous house (ha!) in a normal suburban street that was built in the 1800s by a coal magnate. Stunning and ...

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    Travel to Victoria, BC

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    ... the water that feeds into it.  We explored the main street, Government Street.  We also took a side trip to Craigdarroch Castle, which is essentially a mansion that is designed to look like a castle on the outside.  It was ok although the ...