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Victoria, BC
Victoria sits on the southern tip of Vancouver Island,
153 miles north of Seattle. There is regular train and ferry
service between the two cities, and a visit from one to the
other is a nice day trip. At one time, Americans and Canadians
could cross the border freely, needing only a drivers license or
other form of picture ID. Today a passport is required. There
are less than 100,000 people in Victoria, which holds about a
third of the population of the area. It is the center of
government, of BC, and is one of Canada's major ports. It has
become a very popular cruise ship destination, for reasons which
are obvious from the photos below. It is isolated, to a certain
extent, from the rest of Canada, and it is actually easer to get
to the United States, from Victoria, than to get to the rest of
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First impressions often set to tone for a
visit to a place, and Victoria makes a great first impression.
Approaching on a gloomy day, Victoria looked like a little
fishing village, while going through the outer harbor. As we
neared the heart of the city, and prepared to dock at Ogden
Point, the cosmopolitan nature of the place became more
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