When we got off the cruise ship, we decided that we would take the scenic, two mile walk into downtown. We didn't really want to spend money on a cab ride and were in need of some exercise after being aboard a cruise ship for almost a week. About half way through the walk, we were both really hot. We had dressed as if we were still in cold, rainy Alaska. At that point, we decided to turn around to change our clothes into something more appropriate for 80 degree weather. After a quick change, we made our way back onto the scenic path that meander around the waterfront.
The first building we came across was the parliament building. It was even prettier than the pictures I had seen. The lawn was huge and there were tons of people just hanging around. We stopped to take a few shots in front of it.
{Waterfront living in Victoria}
{View of the Empress Hotel on our walk into downtown}
{View of downtown}
{Parliament building in Victoria, BC}
{Me and the building}
{Totem pole in front of the parliament building}
{Mr. Renfro}
{Parliament Fountain}
{Parliament building in Victoria, BC}
After our photo shoot in front of the building, we decided to keep wandering down the road and following the crowd. We came across a few street entertainers, a local outdoor market, and a lot of interesting souvenir shops. We decided to stop off somewhere to grab a bite to eat. We came across a restaurant called The Bard & The Banker....and it was the best decision EVER! The building was originally a bank back in 1860. Since then the building was renovated and turned into a Scottish pub. The inside still looks like an old bank and was really interesting. While we were there, we enjoyed some delicious Canadian food and beer. I drank the most amazing cider ever and was really sad when I found out is was brewed locally...meaning I will have to return to Canada to drink it....tear! :(
{Cheers to Canada}
{Best Cider Beer EVER}
After eating, we continued to make our way down the street. We found the very small section that was dedicated to China Town and then decided to continue our journey through a huge park. This is where the Mr. and I had a very hilarious, impromptu photo shoot. Every time I look at some of these pictures, I giggle uncontrollably. For those of you who actually read this, I'll spare you by not putting all of the pictures up. If you want to see all of them, you can just look on my facebook. Without further ado:
{Matthew in China Town}
{Mrrrrrrr}
{Matthew and the ugly scenery at the start of the park}
{Cool bridge}
{Pond o' Lily Pads}
{Matthew looking longingly into the sunset}
{Getting mad at me for playing paparazzi}
{Posing with a bush}
{Frolicking}
{More frolicking}
{Even more frolicking}
{Pretending to be a duck}
{Dancing in the park with the people behind me}
{Waiting for the Mr. to finally take a picture}
{Matthew being a dinosaur from Jurassic Park}
{6 days of cruise food will do that to you}
{When you gotta go, you gotta go}
{Uh oh}
{Too much cruise food}
{Two peas in a pod}
{Mr. & Mrs.}
I hope you enjoyed those pictures as much as I do.....hahahahaha.
xoxo,
Megs
*All personal photographs*
