We visited the legislature, getting us one step closer to visiting all the Canadian capitals. We even had lunch in the parliamentary restaurant. It was a much fancier lunch than any of the American capitols we have visited so far.
The royal BC museum is extensive and informative. So much so that we weren't able to see all of it in one day. That will be a good excuse to go back there some day. The exhibition about the first Nations was very interesting, as was the one about the founding of British Columbia.
Time and money permitted us to either do a high tea at the Empress, or to watch whales in the Salish sea. Naturally, that was an easy choice, we went whale watching!
We saw a bunch of humpback whales, including a baby. It was fun to see them feed, lots of shallow diving. Most exciting was when we saw one lunge feeding, that was a behaviour I hadn't seen before.
The whales were joined by many sea birds, I saw my first rhinoceros auklets and common murres, as well as tons of Brandt cormorants. Such a lovely day on the water, even if it was freezing cold. Since I don't have pictures yet, go check out the awesome pictures of our whale watching in Quebec.
Instead of tea, we had a martini at the Empress hotel, at their bar Q. After studying the menu, we went with spicy nuts which was the most affordable choice. We sipped our drinks very slowly, so we could hang out longer without having to buy another expensive drink :)
Yes, we like Victoria, go visit it!
Have you been to Victoria? What was your favourite thing to do?
2 comments:
Haven't gotten the chance to see Victoria yet. Would love to see it!! Really enjoyed your pictures!
Thank you, Lisa. Yes, it is a lovely place to explore .
I hope you get to see it some day!
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