Beacon Hill beauties

In 1777, Dr. Samuel Johnson said, "When a man is tired of London he is tired of life."  The same can be said for Victoria and its surrounding area.  There is so much to see and to do and to enjoy. 

Just down the road from where I live, at Ogden's Point, is the world's longest wall mural.  I have looked it often but not taken any pictures.  The mural is a project of the First People's on Vancouver Island and was started in 2009.  All the painting has been done by hand and done by young people.  The mural's website theunitywall.com has a video well worth watching.  Another time I will add my own pictures.  theunitywall.ca

Yesterday I wandered over to Beacon Hill Park with my camera.  I knew that if I went out without it I would be sorry.  Sometimes the beauty of this place takes my breath away.

Bridge is replica of medieval bridge in Britain

Reflection in pool creates an impressionstic painting

Historic E&N Roundhouse, Esquimalt

Decided to take a drive over to Esquimalt and when looking at the map found a notation to the Historic E&N Roundhouse.  Was this worth going to?  A Google search took me to Canada's Historic Places website where I learned that the Esquimalt E&N Roundhouse was built in 1912 and included industrial buildings and locomotive turntable .  Today the Roundhouse is valued for its completeness, its overall industrial architecture, and insight into the role it played in in Vancouver Island's early development. www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=1621   There is quite a bit more informations available and the following link gives a timeline history http://www.roundhousevictoria.com/docs/historic_landmark.pdf

The site has been purchased by a developer and we can only wait and see what happens in the future.  My own pictures of the site follow: