{"id":539,"date":"2014-06-23T01:34:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T15:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikejonesonline.com\/contextjunky\/?p=539"},"modified":"2015-03-04T16:52:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T05:52:11","slug":"victoria-bc-blogjune-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikejonesonline.com\/contextjunky\/2014\/06\/23\/victoria-bc-blogjune-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria, BC [#blogjune 22]"},"content":{"rendered":"

After more than 24 hours of travelling on everything from an A380 to a small twin-prop Alaskan Airlines plane, yesterday evening (Pacific Time US & Canada) I arrived in Victoria.<\/p>\n

Located on Vancouver Island, Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, with a population of just over\u00a080,000 people.[1] As someone travelling from Victoria (the state), Australia to Victoria, BC, I was interested to see a statue of the British explorer Captain James Cook directly opposite my hotel. His profile was instantly recognisable, even from a distance.<\/p>\n

I have since discovered Cook was the first non-aboriginal man to set foot on what is now British Columbia in 1778,[2] eight years after he lead the first recorded European visit to the East coast of Australia. Apart from anything, this shows how little I know of Canada’s past. So today I am looking forward to finding out more about British Columbia, its people and its history with a visit to the Royal BC Museum<\/a>\u00a0(though sadly\u00a0I just missed the Aboriginal Cultural Festival – yesterday was National Aboriginal Day in Canada).<\/p>\n

Other than that, I’m going to spend the day getting a feel for the city. And I’m going to head to Centennial Square for some free jazz, as part of the Victoria International JazzFest<\/a>, which runs until 29 June. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

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My home for the week, the beautiful Empress hotel, Victoria, BC.<\/p><\/div>\n

[1]\u00a0Wikipedia contributors, “Victoria, British Columbia,”\u00a0<\/span>Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Victoria,_British_Columbia&oldid=613918911<\/a>\u00a0(accessed 22 June 2014).<\/span><\/p>\n

[2] ‘History,’Victoria, British Columbia, Full of Life<\/em>, Tourism Victoria,\u00a0http:\/\/www.tourismvictoria.com\/plan\/about-victoria\/history\/ (accessed 22 June 2014).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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