Street Mermaid!

Downtown Victoria

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July 11th 2011
Went sightseeing in downtown Victoria today. The weather was a bit cool but the rain held off for us. We went to Beacon Hill Park and then for great wood-fire pizza in Cooks Villiage. We then went down to the Empress Hotel and Legislative buildings. We spent most of the afternoon at the bug zoo which was really impressive. We had a great "tour guide" who was really knowledgable and spent over ... read more

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Victoria

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more