March 2005
For Canadians suffering through our seemingly endless winter, Victoria, BC seems like a mystical oasis of warmth and greenery in an otherwise stark and frozen land. Last month my wife and I said "Enough!!" and revisted the beautiful city where we had lived briefly many years ago. It was better than even we remembered, so I'd like to share the experience with you.
Victoria is young as cities go, and relatively compact. The region was scouted by Captain Cook in 1778, but the first European settlement at the
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downtown at dawn As seen from our hotel at around 07:00, in the background from left to...
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Thunderbird Park Begun as a simple collection of historic totem poles in 1940, this...
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Dr Helmcken's house This is the oldest house in BC still occupying its original site. It was the...
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Royal BC Museum This major museum features displays appropriate to BC's aboriginal and...
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Trounce Alley This is Canada's narrowest commercial street: only "Sous le cap"...
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Church of Our Lord It was built in 1889, as the Reformed Episcopal Church. Its style is a unique...
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