The best things in Victoria were: The Museum, with an amazing collection of birds eggs on display, and a recreated turn of the century street, complete with drapers shop which I was enchanted by (I dragged Marcy round it about three times), some of the architecture, the singing bell tower, and afternoon tea at the Empress. We also went to Butchart Gardens, which were supposed to be very English (as was Victoria) I didn't think they were particularly, and although quite nice, they would have been far more enjoyable at half the admission fee and with fewer tourists. We walked to the castle, but didn't bother to go inside, the walk round suburbia was very nice though - lots of rather lovely grandiose Victorian mansions interspersed with modern houses when they had sold off their gardens.
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| Beautiful birds eggs (Photo by Marcy) |
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| Afternoon Tea - yes we did eat it all! (The Battenburg Cake had chocolate squares - I was appalled!) |
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| Butchart Gardens, please excuse the horrible fixtures - it was impossible to get a picture without, as with millions of visitors a year they have to open at night and so need lighting; in Britain I suspect the integrity of the garden would come before commercialism. |
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| From the Museum |
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