Victoria

From Vancouver I headed straight out to Victoria on the ferry. There was some spectacular scenery on the ferry ride to Vancouver Island through the channels of islands, unfortunately I fell asleep. I got woken up by one of the ferry staff as we got into the port and everyone else had headed for the exit. Ooops.

Whe I got into Victoria I made my way to my accomodation and crashed for a while as apparently the 25 hours on a train and then moving around with a nice 20+ kg rucksack on is a bit tiring.

When I went out to get dinner later that evening I discovered that the Police had cordoned off a block as the scaffold on the building opposite had started to come away from the building. Here is a picture of some of the aftermath.


I went for a walk into town and looked around. I had brunch in a bakery called Willies which served some lovely apple pie. I returned for pancakes on my last morning in Victoria too as it was so good. I failed to make it to Billy's Bistro when it was open.

Here is the Empress Hotel which is one of the most famous buildings in Victoria.


After walking past the legislature I walked up to Beacon Hill Park to look out over the and the bay. The park is pretty odd, with a strange mix of American and British cultures.

Here is a picture from the headland.