One of the things I like most about cities in general is the diversity of architecture. It’s like you can see the history of a place and its people as you wander around looking up.  Victoria starts with the neo-baroque Parliament building and ends up in Chinatown with a smattering of art deco tossed in the middle.  I’m not really a building history buff, so I’m sure I’ve missed quite a bit.  Before he retired, my dad worked in commercial real estate, so everywhere we drove together he could tell me the history of the buildings and when they were built and what they used to be over all the years.  He could have been making it up just to keep me entertained, but I still like to look at all of the old buildings and marvel at them. 😉