Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia

Bryan and I spent our honeymoon on Vancouver Island off the western shore of British Columbia, Canada. After spending the week at a spa in Malahat, we spent our weekend in the provincial capital city of Victoria. Here we are laying in the grass in front of the Legislature of British Columbia.

This is a picture Bryan took of me sitting on a fountain in front of the Legislature. (Some people call it the Parliament building, but there is only one Parliament for Canada and it's in the capitol city of Ottawa. The provinces each have a legislature.)

BRYAN AND KIM'S BEST OF VICTORIA

	Spending the night at the Empress Hotel
	Having afternoon tea at the Empress Hotel
	Discovering Rogers Chocolates
	Eating oysters at Nautical Nellie's

THE EMPRESS HOTEL

The Empress Hotel was built in 1908 and has accommodated such dignitaries as King Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth I... and of course Bryan and me!

Bryan is pointing to the room where we stayed. We were on the 8th floor in a suite that had a round living room inside a cupola!

This is the view of the Victoria harbor and the legislature as seen from our suite at the Empress Hotel. The living room was inside the cupola so it was round!!! It was so cool.

The Bengal Lounge is one of the Empress Hotel's many regal venues. This is a real Bengal tiger skin on the wall. The room is furnished in leather sofas and club chairs surrounded by wood paneled walls.

This is Bryan and me having afternoon tea at the Empress Hotel. I have to say it was quite authentically British, whether or not it was intended to be. We had scones with clotted cream and jam, cucumber sandwiches, and other interesting cakes and sandwiches like carrot and ginger.

The Victoria harbor at sunset as seen from our suite in the Empress Hotel.

AN INTERESTING LITTLE FACTOID...

Did you know that although Cuban cigars are illegal in the United States, they are perfectly legal and easily accessible in Canada? Just thought you should know in case you like to smoke cigars or you ever find yourself in Canada. Hee hee!

This is a picture taken while Bryan and I enjoyed a horse-drawn carriage ride through the streets and parks of historic Victoria, a city founded by the Hudson's Bay Company.

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The Empress Hotel