Rita; Good morning, folks.

I hope you enjoyed the ferry ride from Vancouver.

Welcome to Victoria, British Columbia.

We have a lot to see today, so let’s get

this tour started!

Rita: This historic landmark is the Fairmont

Empress Hotel.

Many famous guests have stayed here, from

writers, kings and queens, to actors and actresses,

to politicians.

Ken: Can you tell us when the hotel opened?

Rita: Yes, it opened in 1907.

Yuka: Do you know how much a room costs for

one night?

Rita: Well, the Empress is a luxury hotel,

so a room should run over 300 Canadian dollars.

Rita: This is the Royal British Columbia Museum.

It contains a giant woolly mammoth and masks

made by the first people who lived in this

area, the Kwakwaka'wakw.

Jane: Rita, could you tell me how late the

museum is open?

Rita: Yeah.

It’s open until 5 P.M.

Jane: Thank you.

. . . Maybe we’ll go there later.

Rita: This is Thunderbird Park.

In 1941, these totem poles were actually set

up outside the museum.

Yuka: Excuse me, but can you tell us where

the totem poles come from originally?

Rita: Yeah.

They’re from the people of the “First

Nations.”

That’s the term we use in Canada for indigenous

people.

The images represent animals and people, and

they tell stories from history.

Rita: Craigdarroch Castle was built in the

1890s.

It has four floors and thirty-nine rooms.

It’s famous for its stained-glass windows.

Ted: What, what, what?

Rita: Oh, you’re awake now.

Ted: Oh, no.

I guess I fell asleep.

What time is it?

Rita: It’s a quarter after one.

Ted: Oh, no!

My flight leaves at three.

I have to get back to Vancouver.

Can you tell me how long it will take to get

to the Vancouver airport from here?

Rita: Well, it’s going to take a long time.

You have to get back to the harbor, and then

get onto the ferry, and then get back to the

airport.

So, . . .
Ted: Ugh.

Can you tell me how long until the tour ends?

Rita: About 45 minutes to an hour from now.

Ted: Oh, no.

That’s not enough time for me to make my

flight!

Rita: This is Beacon Hill Park.

The totem pole was carved in 1956 by a Kwakwaka'wakw

artist named Mungo Martin.

It’s actually the fourth tallest in the

whole world.
Yuka: Can you wait while we take some pictures?

Rita: Yeah, sure.

No problem.

Ken: Thanks!

Ted: Too many totem poles in this place.

. . . Hey, can you tell me when the next ferry

for Vancouver leaves?

Rita: Um, 3 o'clock.

Rita: OK, here we are, back at the ferry.

And that concludes our tour of Victoria, B.C.

I hope that you guys enjoyed your tour, and

we hope that you’ll enjoy your stay while

you are here in Victoria!

Jane: Thank you.

Ken: Thank you.

Rita: All right.

Yuka: Thanks.

Rita: No problem.

. . . Hey, listen, sorry you missed your flight.

Ted: Oh, well.

Since there’s not enough time for me to

make my flight, I’ll just find a room in

a cheap hotel and sleep!

... Oh, there’s one.

I’ll just go there.

Bye!

Rita: That’s not . . .

Ted: Oh, no!