"VICTORIA, B.C." Victoria by LoriPori

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THE FAIRMONT EMPRESS HOTEL - Victoria
THE FAIRMONT EMPRESS HOTEL
WELCOME TO VICTORIA

British Columbia's capital city, VICTORIA is surrounded by a natural paradise of rocky shorelines, sandy beaches, spectacular ocean and mountain views and lush forests and parkland. The picturesque Inner Harbour is the location of many of the city's top attractions, including the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The historic downtown area includes Old Town, Bastion Square, Market Square and Chinatown

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  • Pros:A Charming Place, Full of History
  • Last visit to Victoria: Jun 2003
  • Intro Updated Oct 23, 2004
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Parliament Buildings - Victoria PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS Things to Do (3)

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Back of Parliament Building - Victoria IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN Favorites (2)

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Chinatown Public School - Victoria SHOPPING IN CHINATOWN Shopping (1)

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China Town - Victoria DIM SUM ANYONE? Restaurants (1)

Chinatown offers up a menu of great restaurants, cafe's and tea shops. My favourite dishes are diced chicken with... more travel advice

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    jumpingnorman's Profile Photo
    Jun 15, 2009 at 5:22 AM

    Nice pic of Hansi behind the Parliament...nice structure in Chinatown. This is one place (Victoria) where I hope I took pictures of (I don't think I have any)- I have to bring the twins here...Norman :)

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    Apr 23, 2008 at 8:00 AM

    Interesting city with the impressive Parliament and Firemont Empress Hotel buildings. Thanks Lori for sharing! I want to say goodbye for two weeks - I'm off to Turkey on Friday. All the best from Moscow, Sergey.

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    Diana75's Profile Photo
    May 3, 2007 at 12:49 PM

    Victoria looks like a nice place to visit. I love the opening picture.

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    JLBG's Profile Photo
    Feb 1, 2007 at 1:16 PM

    I am amazed by the variety of sights that can be found in British Columbia, on this page and your other pages in the same province!

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    traveldave's Profile Photo
    Jul 28, 2006 at 6:35 AM

    I've always heard that Victoria is one of the prettiest cities in Canada. That's another part of your country I'll have to visit someday.

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    kyoub's Profile Photo
    Mar 14, 2006 at 5:06 AM

    What an interesting city. Thanks for the virtual tour of Victoria, Lori

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    Bwana_Brown's Profile Photo
    Jun 20, 2005 at 5:00 PM

    Victoria is a great city with lots of attractions! It looks like you and Hans had a good time during your visit! My brother still lives there, so maybe it is time I paid him a visit!

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    Apr 25, 2005 at 9:14 AM

    Great shots of beautiful old architecture. Empress Hotel looks impressive, hmm... must be expensive, right?

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    easyoar's Profile Photo
    Apr 4, 2005 at 2:36 PM

    Is Hans starting to watch his back yet??? (Just reading the other comments!) Another nice page Lori, I hadn't been expecting a China Town here!

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    JetlagCity's Profile Photo
    Jan 6, 2005 at 10:16 AM

    Tea at The Empress Hotel is a delight indeed, but somehow I completely missed Chinatown back when I was here. That does it, I have to come back!

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