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There a place in esquimalt called Macaulay point. It has old structures where canons would go from World War Two. Also the best poutine is at a burger stand called Bimo Burger stand. Most poutine places near the wharf are way overpriced and not worth it.
13:55 - Mile 0 is actually where Terry Fox would have finished his run, he started on the East Coast (St John's) and ended in Thunder Bay, ON. Really cool video!
rumor has it that we spent 120 million on those proper bike lanes and if you would have gone right out of that hostile, I am baffled that you could not see the tent city that starts one block from where you started your tour. BTW tourism in our great city brought in 2 billion dollars every year until Corona Virus hit and if the city took 1/2 of 1% from that industry and used that money for social projects, Victoria BC's tent city would be a thing of the long distant past. My brother and I, when we were 8 and 10 in the mid 1970's we use to lock our bikes to the stairs at the Douglas building, its the one across the street from the Parliament building on the same block as the Museum. we would go in the main door and take the stairs down, then take the tunnel to the first basement level of the Parliament building, There is also a tunnel that goes to the first basement level of the Empress Hotel. The hi end visitors used that tunnel system for security reasons to and from the Parliament building. The tunnels entrance/ exit in the empress is right where the original painting of the flagpole (Parliament lawn) was on the wall, it was pretty much right beside where that painting was on the wall from the 70's-2010ish. The painting also listed the height of that flagpole and has been since moved. There is also a small Oblisk/ stone marker beside that huge tree on the Parliament lawn and another stone marker that is by that small garden where the bag piper play. Those two stone markers line up exactly to where the tunnel entrance/ exit from the Empress to Parliament is. If you take the angle from the top of those two stone makers it will also help you to find the exact location of the tunnel entrance. If you use Google earth and look straight down at that fountain on Menzies Street, you will see the blue eye designed into the structure. My Brother and eye in the 70's spent the first 3 weekends of the summer of 1977 exploring the underground network under and around the Parlaiment Building. The first place we would hit in the Basement of the Parliament building was what we called the map room, (room with all the plans of the Parliament build and surrounding building) we use to take notes and paid very close attention to any of the plans that showed dashed lines on them. This one time (we always left the door open a crack) we had a feeling we were being watched when all of a sudden, this guard said, hey, what are you doing in here, where's your mother. we said she is working in the Douglas building. He then said I don't have a problem you being here, don't steal anything and clean up after you are done. The last thing he said to us, you boys know there is treasure around here, My big brother and I looked at each other as if to say, if there was we will find it. We spent well over 10 hours sneaking around the underground tunnel systems in the mid 1970's. BTW all those huge stones that make up the wall over where the sea plane port is, rumor has it that those huge stones were used as the Ballast for all those old sailing ships that sailed up the coast of North America from all over the world.
I know Victoria. It isn't that colour. And Mile 0 is the start of theTrans-Canada Highway. Terry Fox started his run in St.Johns Newfoundland and made it as far west as Thunder Bay, Ontario
@@Tonksify me and my girlfriend make over 100k a year combined and are still renting a 1 bedroom basement suite far away from downtown because we simply cannot afford anything else. Literally insane and very discouraging as a young person.
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There a place in esquimalt called Macaulay point. It has old structures where canons would go from World War Two. Also the best poutine is at a burger stand called Bimo Burger stand. Most poutine places near the wharf are way overpriced and not worth it.
@@Dreytiller Very cool!
13:55 - Mile 0 is actually where Terry Fox would have finished his run, he started on the East Coast (St John's) and ended in Thunder Bay, ON. Really cool video!
With the upgraded visuals 👍👍
Pain to lug around but nice
If you look up Woolly mammoth, the one in the BC museum is the first image that pops up
There’s tons of things to do in Victoria anyone who says otherwise doesn’t know what they are talking about
Yup
No there isn’t. Done come here. It sucks and we don’t want you…
I came across you for the first time ever and just by the sound of your voice I could tell you must be from Toronto 😂 great video capturing Victoria!
Haha easy to spot eh? Thank you I appreciate it and have a great week!
Super cringe as a "Canadian" to not know that Terry Fox started his marathon on the EAST Coast and ended in Thunderbay. C'mon man
Yeah Mile 0 is where he was supposed to end
The museum was free at one time, it was a great place to spend the day
Terry Fox started his run in St. John's. Victoria was supposed to be his end point.
Good to know thank you
@ of course :)
It should be called mile: 16037 or whatever, but mile zero sounds better lol. St john’s has their own mile zero!
I think the reason we say there’s nothing to do in Victoria is because we’ve already done all those things every single year
1:05 Final Destination
The homless people waving was so nice hope there staying dry this rainy season
rumor has it that we spent 120 million on those proper bike lanes and if you would have gone right out of that hostile, I am baffled that you could not see the tent city that starts one block from where you started your tour. BTW tourism in our great city brought in 2 billion dollars every year until Corona Virus hit and if the city took 1/2 of 1% from that industry and used that money for social projects, Victoria BC's tent city would be a thing of the long distant past. My brother and I, when we were 8 and 10 in the mid 1970's we use to lock our bikes to the stairs at the Douglas building, its the one across the street from the Parliament building on the same block as the Museum. we would go in the main door and take the stairs down, then take the tunnel to the first basement level of the Parliament building, There is also a tunnel that goes to the first basement level of the Empress Hotel. The hi end visitors used that tunnel system for security reasons to and from the Parliament building. The tunnels entrance/ exit in the empress is right where the original painting of the flagpole (Parliament lawn) was on the wall, it was pretty much right beside where that painting was on the wall from the 70's-2010ish. The painting also listed the height of that flagpole and has been since moved. There is also a small Oblisk/ stone marker beside that huge tree on the Parliament lawn and another stone marker that is by that small garden where the bag piper play. Those two stone markers line up exactly to where the tunnel entrance/ exit from the Empress to Parliament is. If you take the angle from the top of those two stone makers it will also help you to find the exact location of the tunnel entrance. If you use Google earth and look straight down at that fountain on Menzies Street, you will see the blue eye designed into the structure. My Brother and eye in the 70's spent the first 3 weekends of the summer of 1977 exploring the underground network under and around the Parlaiment Building. The first place we would hit in the Basement of the Parliament building was what we called the map room, (room with all the plans of the Parliament build and surrounding building) we use to take notes and paid very close attention to any of the plans that showed dashed lines on them. This one time (we always left the door open a crack) we had a feeling we were being watched when all of a sudden, this guard said, hey, what are you doing in here, where's your mother. we said she is working in the Douglas building. He then said I don't have a problem you being here, don't steal anything and clean up after you are done. The last thing he said to us, you boys know there is treasure around here, My big brother and I looked at each other as if to say, if there was we will find it. We spent well over 10 hours sneaking around the underground tunnel systems in the mid 1970's. BTW all those huge stones that make up the wall over where the sea plane port is, rumor has it that those huge stones were used as the Ballast for all those old sailing ships that sailed up the coast of North America from all over the world.
I live a few doors down from that house in Oak Bay
Beautiful area
I know Victoria. It isn't that colour. And Mile 0 is the start of theTrans-Canada Highway. Terry Fox started his run in St.Johns Newfoundland and made it as far west as Thunder Bay, Ontario
vic is good for a visit but the logistics and overall is shit to live in.
I feel that for sure, the cost of living is wild
@@Tonksify me and my girlfriend make over 100k a year combined and are still renting a 1 bedroom basement suite far away from downtown because we simply cannot afford anything else. Literally insane and very discouraging as a young person.
They cleaned up Pandora Street now
I've lived here all my life and downtown is down right dangerous. Stabbings and bear sprayings happen almost daily.
Im glad I dodged the spray this time
Lived here for 3 years. You are full of sh*t.