Victoria (2) – Inside Parliament House

Our speedy legs carried us to the Parliament House at Victoria because heavy rain started to pour down. It was the first wet experience at the capital of British Columbia. Not far from the door was a souvenir counter.

On the wall was a machine which would eject hand-cleansing liquid automatically when hands were placed near. Although Abby was short, she asked me to lift her up to the machine to get some of the liquid foam to rub on her little hands.

Abby was free to stroll about the halls. We had to keep an eye on her so that she would not get lost or break anything.















During our stay inside the Parliament House, a guided tour of about twenty tourists arrived. The guide was a young man, bald to some extent, introducing the history of the Parliament House and its exhibits. We stood among the tourists to listen to some of his descriptions of the Coat of Arms, symbols on stained glasses and processes in a Parliament House meeting. Abby was bold enough to stand beside the guide and, at one time, shook hands with him and introduced her name to this gentleman.

Knowing that we were leaving with two infants and a pram, the kind lady at the souvenir counter offered her help of taking us down the ground floor in a special lift.

That was a courtesy ride of a lift in the Parliament House of British Columbia. Our family was treated as VIPs. What a wonderful experience we had had!