British Influence in North America does exist!
Day one in BC I found myself happily immersed in British culture!
After 18mths without crumpets I almost squealed when I saw them on the breakfast buffet station!
There was also tea with scones, jam and cream later in the day!
Then the first thing I saw when I headed out of the hotel to explore Victoria on foot was this statue. As I approached it I thought 'that looks like James Cook' and sure enough it was James Cook!!! For my American friends he was the man that captained the ship that discovered Australia and lead to the colonization of Australia in 1788.
There are so many beautiful roses in the gardens around Victoria:
And outside the gorgeous government building a statue of Queen Victoria!
There are heaps of tea houses and after 2hrs walking around and a few hours driving around today I only saw one Starbucks!!!!! So the British influence here is strong and I LOVE it!
After 18mths without crumpets I almost squealed when I saw them on the breakfast buffet station!
There was also tea with scones, jam and cream later in the day!
Then the first thing I saw when I headed out of the hotel to explore Victoria on foot was this statue. As I approached it I thought 'that looks like James Cook' and sure enough it was James Cook!!! For my American friends he was the man that captained the ship that discovered Australia and lead to the colonization of Australia in 1788.
There are so many beautiful roses in the gardens around Victoria:
And outside the gorgeous government building a statue of Queen Victoria!
There are heaps of tea houses and after 2hrs walking around and a few hours driving around today I only saw one Starbucks!!!!! So the British influence here is strong and I LOVE it!
Come to Calgary to see me!!!! - Kim
ReplyDeleteLol Kim we won't get to Calgary this trip but definitely one day!!! We had planned a 3000 +mile route to get us to my husband conference in Victoria and see 7 US states on the way. Next time will have to see more of Canada. I'd love to drive the length of the trans Canada highway one day!!!
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