Afternoon Tea at the Empress Hotel

I enjoyed some good tea and scones at the Empress Hotel this afternoon. The best of it all was the cream! I could eat it every day!

An afternoon with Fumi

Fumi and I met for brunch at Pagliacci's and after that went for dessert at Murchie's. We thought we needed to burn some calories and went for a walk by the Royal BC Museum. She hadn't seen the Yellow Submarine yet so that was a good opportunity. I'll probably see her only when she gets back to Japan next May. I'm sure she'll have a good time here and will study hard.

Blue Fox

Tom invited me to this cute breakfast/lunch place where they serve great quesadilla. My Moroccan one with chicken and curry was excellent. Thanks, Tom!

Dragon Boating

Getting on the boat.

Lunch with Manuela and Glen on Friday

I had to try their artichoke pizza at Glo. It was very good.

We also had some calamari with artichokes. Having just met me, I'm sure Glen and Manuela were probably wondering why I ordered so much artichoke....

Royal BC Museum

Lots of amazing masks at the museum.

There is a very nice gallery about the past century in the history of Canada in the museum.

At the entrance, I was able to see John Lennon's Yellow Submarine--what a pleasant surprise! It was on display when I was here five years ago, too.

Parliament Buildings

We went to the Parliament Buildings downtown and a tour guide told us all about the historical facts and political system in Canada.

Aboriginal Culture

Mr. Skip Dick Songhees Lekwukgen welcomed us to his territory.

The workshop on aboriginal culture was held here.

Skip Dick Songhees Lekwukgen welcomed us to his territory.

We tried to make head bands using cedar tree bark.

Lunch with Tom and Fumi

We saw Tom and Fumi at lunch time on Wednesday. Tom is here on vacation and Fumi is just starting her 8-month program at Camosun.

Day 2 at Camosun College: Meeting the President

Students had a class with Fiona-sensei in preparations for the lecture on Aboriginal culture this afternoon.

We had the opportunity to meet Kathryn Laurin, President of Camosun College before the class started. The President asked our students questions about their stay here in Victoria, and also answered our students' questions and made suggestions on places to go to visit while here.