The photos are of the Empress Hotel (now the Fairmont Empress, gone the way of the Jasper Lodge and the Banff Springs Hotel), parliament building, and waterfront. Victoria and the greater metropolitan district are much larger than when we visited in 1985 but the downtown has maintained its charm. Biggest difference: Four-story condos have replaced vacant land and old industrial property, with prices comparable to popular areas of California.
We took (and highly recommend) a 45 minute harbor cruise on the small people ferry you see in one of the photos. These boats looked identical to the Otter service on the Sacramento River.
Victoria now claims to be the busiest North American seaplane port, recently passing anchorage.
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