{"id":3525,"date":"2025-07-04T10:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T18:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesimplehouse.com\/?p=3525"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T21:32:36","slug":"victoria-2025-day-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesimplehouse.com\/?p=3525","title":{"rendered":"Victoria 2025 | Day Three"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have traditionally bought yellow roses for Brenda on our anniversary. Since we were going to be in Victoria on the actual day and since we would be leaving Victoria the day after our anniversary, I decided to have them delivered a couple of days early so she could enjoy them longer. I didn\u2019t think they would travel well. She liked them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We spent Day Three at the Royal Canadian Museum. We got to see John Lennon\u2019s Rolls Royce (complete with actual record player). Very nice museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That evening, we walked over to Chinatown. Everything said it was phenomenal. It was nice, but VERY small. Only a couple of blocks wide and three blocks long. None of the Chinese restaurants in Chinatown looked appealing, so we ventured out a few blocks to Hope Key. It had great Yelp reviews and the owner was named Brenda. So it seemed natural. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We got into a great conversation with her and found out her husband\u2019s name is also Bill. Wow. Such a coincidence! And yes, the food was excellent. Highly recommend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have traditionally bought yellow roses for Brenda on our anniversary. Since we were going to be in Victoria on the actual day and since we would be leaving Victoria the day after our anniversary, I decided to have them delivered a couple of days early so she could enjoy them longer. I didn\u2019t think … <\/p>\n

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