Early 12th Anniversary Trip

 

We decided to take our Anniversary trip early this year because the baby is due in April and we thought going at the end of March, I would be just too uncomfortable. So it took us awhile to decide on the place and how long we would go. We finally ended up going to Victoria, BC. We have been there before but never by ourselves. My sister works at a hotel and was able to get us a friends and family discount for us. We were about 2 blocks from the main road. When we first got off the ferry we started walking in the cold and the wind and I thought we were not going to make it since we weren't sure how far the hotel was away. So we took a taxi and it ended up going 2 blocks away and charged us 5.00. After that I was determined to walk every where. I didn't think to bring gloves and a hat and I was freezing. So we bought some they defiantly were not that attractive but they sure did the job. We went to some pretty awesome places to eat, our favorite was eating at an Irish place where they had live Irish singers. The food was great too. On our way back to the hotel we had to stop by the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory they have the best Carmel Apples.(We usually buy them at Whistler every year) It was so Yummy!!!

When we decided that we were going to be going to Victoria I asked Kyle if we could eat at the Royal Empress Hotel. We had decided that we wanted to eat there for lunch on Saturday. So we dressed up a little nicer then jeans. When we finally went there we found out you needed an reservation. We hadn't even thought about needing a reservation. The only opening was for the next day after the time of our ferry leaving. I was a little disappointed but it was my fault I didn't think about reservations. So we walked around the hotel it was lovely. It was also Valentines Day! So if you ever want to eat at the Empress make sure to make reservations a couple days in advance.

We decided to check out the Parliament building. When we went there they were closed. We found out there was going to be a protest march coming soon. So we decided to stay and watch. It was a Native American Group trying to bring attention to the fact that women are being taken from there tribes every year and our never found. Lost women ranging from now and back 20 years totaling 500.

I was ready to take a break so we headed back to the hotel. We decided to stop at the restaurant under our hotel. We ordered our food to go and ate in our hotel and rested awhile. It was so nice to just relax reading and napping. We went to dinner later that night. The next day went to breakfast and then headed our way back to the ferry. We had a wonderful time. I would do it again but next time not being so pregnant. That was hardest part I think.