[Leica] trip to Victoria BC

[datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff)]

Next to my afternoon visit with Ted Grant and his lovely wife, my 
favorite part of the Victoria trip three years ago was the drive 
north to Sydney and Lands End, then back south by the Gardens and 
over the Malihat range. It makes a perfect day-trip, with a ferry 
boat ride or two thrown in. They say the most economical way to 
experience the Empress Hotel is to go for High Tea on the balcony.
Gary Todoroff


At 11:55 AM 5/26/2009, you wrote:
>Yes, get a car to see the sights.
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>Best hotel:  Empress Hotel - very expensive, very British, but wonderful
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>Places to see:  harbour, Butchart Gardens, Beacon Hill Park and 
>beach, downtown Victoria is very nice
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>Farther away:  drive to Tofino and Pacific Rim park
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>Will you go to Vancouver too?  It is quite different and also very 
>nice.  Victoria is a "nature" city, Vancouver is more cosmopolitan.
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>...Vick
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>mehrdad wrote:
>>I am planning a trip for my 20th anniversary, do we need a car in Victoria,
>>also would love to hear about places you have stayed there
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