Greetings from BC’s capital city of Victoria. I am traveling with John now, and we’ve left Vancouver and crossed the Strait of Georgia to Vancouver Island.
Beautiful 90-minute ride
The Queen of Cowichan ferry carried over 150 cars, plus people. Cowichan is the name of some of the First Nation Salish people.
Fairmont Empress in Victoria
Another beautiful old hotel
Provincial capital building
Bastion Square
Munro’s Bookstore founded by writer Alice Munro and her first husband James
A dumpling shop in Chinatown
Fan Tan Alley
Only the Chinatown in San Francisco is older.
Finally some sites from Beacon Hill Park
Moss Lady
Wandering peacock
Canada goose
Oh, and this wildlife sighting…
Au revoir for now. See you back in the states.
