hickeyfamily: Victoria, BC day 2

Well day 2 is alot better. I did wake up early and ready to go. I knew we did not have much time so I wanted to get out and see a little more of the city. I woke Jeremy up and we headed off to breakfast. We ate at the hotel. It was good. We had potatoes, eggs, pancakes and toast.

We then cleaned up our room and used the shuttle to go to see the Craigdarroch Castle. It was about a 5 minute drive. We arrived about 20 minutes before they opened so we walked around the grounds. It was a beautifully sunny day. It was a little cold but the sun kept us warm.

We had to wash our shoes before we could go in just to keep the floors clean.

There were so many rooms in the castle first we went up one side of the castle and then back down the other side. There were lots of plaques to read and get information on what each room was used for. The castle had been a home for The Dunsmuir's, military hospital and a Victoria college. Each room had many uses over the years.

When we were done looking through the castle we went into the gift shop and it was snowing outside. They were just small flakes and it was not sticking but still pretty to look at. You can't see the snow very well but it is in this picture

Then we had our shuttle drop us off at the Bay Center Mall. We did a little shopping but mainly walked around all 5 stories of the mall.

Then we left the mall and went to lunch. We decided since we had never eaten at Fatburger. That sounded like a good place to go. It was a very small diner. The burgers and fries were really good. Jeremy's meal was called the Big Fat Meal.

After lunch we had a little bit of time left over so we decided to go to Minature World. It was really neat to see all the handcrafted little soldiers, fairy tale creatures, boats, planes, mountains and the Big Top Circus.