Gardens and tea on Vancouver Island

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• Victoria, the biggest city on Vancouver Island, has a population of fewer than 80,000
  
• The Fairmont Empress Hotel is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year
  
• Reservations are recommended for afternoon tea, which is $54, plus tax and tip
  
• The Butchart Gardens were established in 1904 in an abandoned limestone quarry
  
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