Parliament Victoria

We got the Ferry from Vancouver over to Vancouver Island. We then got the bus to our Hotel. We went straight out to the Centre as we were only there half a day. A lot of the buildings looked like English Buildings.
We saw the parliment buildings, had a meal at a Viatnamese restaurant then went to bed as it had been a long day …

We got a Ferry from Vancouver to Victoria Island. We only got to spend a day there which was a little disappointing as it was a very big Island and we no longer had the car.
We got a bus from the Ferry terminal to downtown Victoria. The bus driver was very nice.
We went for a walk round Victoria and it reminded us a lot about England (The …

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 …

... There were even a few bakeries that we couldn't pass up visiting.  After strolling through the quaint streets and passing the parliament buildings along the waterfront, we headed to a pub for dinner (and yes, cider was involved).  We thought it was ...

... harbour area. We had views over the harbour to the parliament buildings and watched the sunset over a glass of wine. After the sun goes down the inner harbour is transformed when the parliament buildings are illuminated with thousands of tiny ...

... a beautiful British city with a great deal of history and character. Over the next few days I had a great time exploring the Parliament Building, the Emprise Hotel, China Town, as well as many of the local shops and markets. On Tuesday after walking ...

... we were going to find endless entertainment for the 6 or so hours we had in town. We walked around quite a bit, saw the parliament building, the cathedral, the theatre, and the downtown area, but we weren't really blown away by anything. I did find a ...

... the rocks and exploring the city. Victoria is full of Colonial history which is immediately apparent from the imposing Parliament Buildings, and Indigenous heritage, each building of importance seems to have at least 2 totem poles near by. It ...

... 're all having a big competition to see who's is the best. Think of something the size and grandeur of the houses of parliament, then surround it by a lawn/park that covers 3 blocks, then imagine there's on in every province. Why don't we have ...

... nbsp; Then we headed to the bus for pizza dinner so that we could enjoy part of the Busking Festival that was happening near Parliament.  We were able to see a few performers before getting on the boat for our whale watching adventure.  We were ...

... beautiful Old Towne of Victoria. I had an Ice Cream on the way which has cost me a fortune. I also made a stop at the parliament building before heading to the bus terminal where our Coach was waiting for us to continue to Butchard Gardens. It was a 30 ...

... is just that....very victorian :P, hehe...not the aussie way, but the old building style way. There is the super english parliament building...its looks surreal...out of place...like a mirage. Not that the rest of the building aren't old looking, but ...

Ah yes, Canada Day! I looked forward to spending this in Victoria! We headed down quite early to tour about the harbour a bit.  Just amazing.... We sat and watched the shows outside the parliament buildings...then settled ourselves down near the ...