{"id":499,"date":"2010-06-07T21:43:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=499"},"modified":"2013-11-29T11:16:48","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T19:16:48","slug":"empress-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/empress-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Empress Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/TA1l1_97sPI\/AAAAAAAADQ8\/d7q5O079AiM\/s1600\/IMG_6494.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"428\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/TA1l1_97sPI\/AAAAAAAADQ8\/d7q5O079AiM\/s640\/IMG_6494.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Pip and I in our hotel room, enjoying morning tea.<br \/>Having so much fun in Victoria. Who knew it was such a cool city? I&#8217;ve been here before and enjoyed it, however, the gals and I are enjoying ourselves royally at the Empress Fairmont. Last night we attempted to hunt for ghosts in the hotel. Didn&#8217;t find one yet&#8230;<br \/>This morning we had breakfast at <b>Murchie<\/b><b>s<\/b> and I purchased some tea&#8211;Japanese green and Queen Victoria green and black blend. Next, we stopped at the best book store&#8211;<b>Munro&#8217;s<\/b>. We each purchased a book and I, \u00a0vintage style maps of Paris and the world. Wee break at the hotel and then we&#8217;re off to the Royal British Columbia Museum. <br \/>The pool at the Empress is great&#8211;we&#8217;ll relax there this afternoon. Peter is conferencing for the next few days while the girls and I play.<br \/><i>Books from Munro&#8217;s:<\/i><br \/>Harry Maclary by Lynley Dodd-Pip<br \/>UK addition &#8220;Cherry the Cake Fairy&#8221;-Tabitha<br \/>The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery&#8211;Me<br \/>Bogus to Bubbly by Scott Westerfield&#8211;Mist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pip and I in our hotel room, enjoying morning tea.Having so much fun in Victoria. Who knew it was such a cool city? 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