The Fairmont Empress...
Parliament buildings at night...After catching a BC Ferry across to Victoria, we arrived at the majestic Fairmont Empress around 5pm. Right at the heart of the waterfront in Victoria, the Empress is a Majestic Hotel full of splendour and elegance. After our room keys were all handed out Heather and I discovered that our room was right next door to the Bob Hope Suite, room 326 . While the room has no real view to speak of, it is massive and has been very comfortable. This morning we boarded the bus for a tour of Butchart Gardens. These gardens are truly remarkable and the colour was absolutely amazing. In total there are over 50 acres of gardens and over 600 staff to maintain them. For our optional tour today we went for a scenic floatplane flight over Victoria, passing over the many islands and we were also able to see Butchart gardens again, only this time from the air.
Butchart Gardens...
Tomorrow we head back to Vancouver to begin the “cruise” section of our tour, heading up the inside passage to Alaska. Due to the cost of internet onboard the ship, I will not be able to post anything again until we arrive in San Francisco on the 16th May.
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