Day 7 - Victoria 10/8

Rainy and drizzly all day today, although they promise tomorrow will be better! Breakfast at the hotel was excellent, but a little slow. After breakfast we walked up Government Street past lots of interesting retail shops and restaurants until we reached our destination – Murchie’s Tea shop!

The Inner Harbor is a busy place, with ferries, sea planes, harbor tour boats, etc. The Empress dominates. It was built in 1908ish by the Canadian Pacific Railway. It became part of the Fairmont group about 30 years ago.

We spent the afternoon at the Royal BC Museum, which is right across the street and next  to the impressive Parliament building. We watched an IMAX movie about Egypt and a special Egypt exhibit. Its  great museum, which includes an exhibit about the disappearing native languages. The Canadians did the same thing the Americans did – worked to eliminate native tongues and force the indigenous peoples to learn English and adopt western ways – criminal. 

Dinner tonight at the Old Spaghetti factory across the street (with a table view overlooking the lawn bowling green!) , then back to the hotel to watch the Red Sox beat the Yankees, badly!

Tomorrow we’ll take the bus over to Butchart Gardens – hope for better weather!

Ferry to Port Angeles

Protesting Orcas - declining Salmon for their food

Parliament building