Category: 2022 08 Victoria
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Victoria: The Shoutouts
https://floydsdiner.ca/ https://www.teaattheempress.com/ https://beaglepub.ca/?utm_source=tourismvictoria.com&utm_medium=referral https://pizzeriaprimastrada.com/ And then there is the best cheesecake on earth. But to taste it you need to be friends with Bernie’s cousin Debsbie. 🤤🤤 Sorry. No link.
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The Grand Ole Lady
A treasure for the past 114 years, “The Empress” is rightfully nicknamed “The Castle of the Coast”. She simply demands one’s attention. Designed by the renowned architect Francis Rattenbury (known for the stunning BC legislature and other CPR hotels of the gilded age, including Chateau Lake Louise), she sits on reclaimed land and still has…
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Thar she blows!
Bernie’s brother TJ was kind enough to invite us to join him on a fishing trip. He was right that his natural good luck would overwhelm our history of bad luck. No, our history of the worst luck! We jinx entire fishing boats for multiple days. Captains have tried their most expensive lures to no…
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Seriously “tying the knot”.
👆 Okay, how adorable are Bernie’s niece Robin, and her wonderful partner, Bree? 🥰 We LOVED the “rope ceremony”. Apparently the oldest marital ceremony on earth belongs to the ancient Celts. To them, amongst the most valuable of possessions were rope and red dye. This led to red rope being used during wedding ceremonies to…
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Holy moly! Lovely to have so many cooks in the family!
The post-rehearsal spread! Nope, this wasn’t catered, it was put together by Heather, James’ partner-in-crime! Cannot imagine the work involved. What a labour of love!
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Oh deer! How is this possible?
We were walking back to the house from an evening downtown. Our route had us crossing the grounds of the legislature and low and behold, there was a young stag, chowing down on the lush vegetation. A few days later we were having happy hour out on our front porch when a stag strolled into…
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Not exactly breakfast at Tiffany’s.
It didn’t take us long to discover “Floyd’s Diner” in James Bay. An Edwardian two-story like our rental, it was built as a residence in 1904, before becoming a grocery store in 1913. At some point it became a restaurant, then another and another. It is now a totally funky, eye-catching diner. Again, very ‘James…
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Not THAT Beacon Hill!
Although not as old as Beacon Hill in Boston, Victoria’s version is ancient for the area. It was a designated park area from Victoria’s earliest days. It was formally landscaped by William (John) Blair in 1889. It includes 5 lakes, gorgeous bridges, towering trees and its own ecosystems. The birds are incredible. We particularly loved…
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L’il Seester and her posse.
My sister flew out to Victoria the second week of August. Having lived here for many years in the mid to late 90’s she is still in high demand by her many friends that never left. However, Bernie and I still managed to round up her and her posse a few times. I quite enjoyed…
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Happy hour!
They were fantastic here! The top plate of the pony wall was the perfect table. We were often serenaded by the lady and her friends across the street. She was a member of the Philharmonic, and often taught lessons outside. Some were pretty screechy, but we were still entertained. Very, very ‘James Bay’! And we…
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