Wednesday, November 11, 2015

A Day Trip to Vancouver Island.

 


While in Canada during July/August this year I was eager to go on an excursion to Vancouver Island to visit historic Victoria, the state capital of British Columbia.

Time was running out, so my friends and I decided on a day trip to the island. The ferry took us from Tsawwassen Terminal on the mainland side through the Strait of Georgia to Swartz Bay terminal on the island side.

A short coach trip later and we were strolling the streets of downtown Victoria, admiring, among other heritage buildings, Parliament House and the Empress Hotel.



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The Empress Hotel.

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British Columbia Parliament Buildings.

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A second bus trip took us on to the famous Butchart Gardens.



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