Day one in Victoria

First day was pretty interesting. The sun finally came out
today after a rainy day yesterday. I started the day out with a walk along the waterfront. After a small misunderstanding with Wayne between where we were to meet, we finally figured it all out and we headed out for an afternoon of walking and sightseeing. We shopped along the way, stopped in a great chocolate shoppe called "Rogers" and took a tour of the Paliment buliding. Afterwards we headed to dinner at a German restaurant called Ratskeller's. It was my first experience with German food. I know, hard to believe but it's true. I expected to disappointed but instead I was very impressed. Wayne and I shared a plate that was much like a sampler plate. It was a little bit of everything. We had an apple fritter for dessert served with ice cream shared 4 ways! Yummy. Afterwards we stopped by a bunch of local shops for shopping.
The weather has been cool, however fall is not really here yet. The leaves have only begun to change. We are probably a week early.
As for the price of food and things here... very pricey. I walked down to the local market this morning to pick up some butter and cream cheese for the bagels we bought. I paid $3.99 for 1/2 pound of butter and $4.79 for a small tub of cream cheese. Oh well, it's vacation right?!