Travel Guide: Victoria BC

This past Fall (2012) Nick and I ventured up to Victoria BC.  We've been through Canada a handful of times including Vancouver and Toronto and have seriously had the worst luck every time.  Canada has not been a place that has treated us well in our cases and we decided before we gave up completely on our Northern neighbor, we'd give Victoria a try.
And we ended up being very glad we did.

How to Get Around

Victoria isn't that big and we walked everywhere.

Places to Stay

We loved our little boutique hotel in Victoria.  It was calm and modern and lovely.

Hotel Rialto

Such a great little hotel for an amazing price.  

Places to Eat

John's Place

This little place known for their breakfasts was an online recommendation and if you're willing to wait for a table, the breakfast was delicious.

Aura

We ate here for our "date"dinner while in Victoria.  It's located out on the jetty past the harbor and had delicious fish here.

NoodleBox

A local chain that we really enjoyed.

Places to See

While Victoria is small, it is also very picturesque and has quite a bit to do.

Empress Hotel

This big gorgeous hotel in the landmark on the Victoria Harbor.  It's a site for sure.

Victoria Harbor

You can watch the boats go in and out and sea planes land here.

Beacon Hill Park

This gorgeous city park is vast and lovely to wander around.  Check out the peacocks that flutter around these parts.

Royal BC Museum

While I thought this museum would be a little bigger, it's still an interesting stop, especially to check out their Native American exhibits about the local tribes in the area.

British Columbia Parliament

This beautiful building is worth a visit to wander around.  See it at night as well when it's all lit up over the water.

Where to Shop

I didn't do any shopping here so I'm going to leave this part up to you!

Favorite Areas

Because we were only in Victoria for a couple days, here's just a couple places I saw while there that I liked.

The Harbor

I liked this area of the city near the harbor.  The constant stream of boats and sea planes was beautiful as we watched the ocean.

Beacon Hill Park

I loved wandering around with the peacocks in the park and enjoying the gorgeous Fall colors.

All photos copyright to True Colours Blog and Nick Nieto