So time to do an update.
We have now been in Victoria for just under three weeks. Setup has been slow but we are getting there. The basics are covered – we have a place, jobs, food on the table.
It is beautiful out here – no where near as rainy as Vancouver, nice and temperate – almost every day has been sitting at about 20C. Sadly we have yet to do too much exploring – we have only done the tourist bit once. Everything is in nice and close proximity so we can walk everywhere. Right out side our place, we have a path that takes us straight to Victoria (which is actually a really small area like 10 blocks by 10 blocks type small), the other way the path can take us to Shwartz Bay (where the ferries from Vancouver come in). We plan on exploring these paths in the coming weeks.
Our immediate plans are to get a set of bicycles. everything is close enough that we can all but park the car. We can walk to work/Victoria in approximately 45 minutes.
Everything in this area is beautiful. There is a lot of older architecture, adding a lot of character to the city. The legislative grounds are a good deal smaller than the Edmonton, but what the grounds lack in size, they more than make up for in aesthetics. Parliament looks out onto the Inner Harbour, and there is holly surrounding the grounds. At night the Parliament building is lit up on the edges with LEDs. It really is a remarkable sight. Then there is the Fairmont Empress hotel. It is built in the same style as the Hotel Macdonald, but dwarfs it in size. With any luck we will be able to get some pictures up soon.
~Dusk ||
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