This is the Legislative Body of British Columbia from across the nearby harbor. The lighting done on the building is similar to the Eiffel Tower.
There was a fair amount of sidewalk chalk art in the downtown area. Here's a Mona Lisa.
In addition to the sidewalk chalk art, there were lovely pieces of art just on the corners. This piece was one of my favorites. It has a poem ("You who/lift a penny/from the gutter/with the same hand/point out stars/find me.") has part of the art. I wish there was more poetry-art decorating the world.
Victoria has many chocolate shops. This was a white chocolate Hello Kitty. How cute.
Despite how upscale the city is, there is a fair amount of punk music and bohemian culture here. This was one of my favorite band posters. I love the bright colors and the use of Alf. (Also, the TransAm Burnouts are a great name for a band.)
Victoria even has its own Chinatown.
Chinatown has two lions guarding the neighborhood. Legend holds that if an honest politican crosses between the two lions, they will spring to life. Here's one of those lions. Looks like no one could find an honest politican. Shocker.
This lion is even a little crabby about it.
Chinatown is decorated with all sorts of fun art like this.
I love the way the lights behind the clock turned out in this photo.
A part of a mural map. Here is obviously Victoria, on the British Columbia/Canada side, and Port Angeles, on the Washington/U.S. side.
Another bit of the same mural map.
I love this little bit of graffiti, which depicts a panda bear with two guns. (A commentary on animal rights and violence perhaps?) If it's not Banksy, it sure looks a lot like his work.
People are really into Killer Whales in the Pacific Northwest.
The Empress at night. I really love that I captured someone looking up at it.
The Empress. This might be one of their conference rooms.
This last photos are the inside of the Empress.
I have other photos of the Empress on my Flikr page.
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