1000 Places: A Traveler's Life List

My mom is from the Seattle area, and during a visit to her family when I was young, we took a ferry up from Washington to Victoria. I remember being so impressed with the Harbour area, and in particular, the Fairmont Empress Hotel. It's so grand and elegant, and it is known for its afternoon tea - very old world!

I visited Niagara Falls with my family when I was pretty young. I have been there twice (my family lived in Syracuse, New York, for a few years), once in 1983, and then again in August of 1984. My great- grandparents were there the first of those times, which is one of my few memories of them.