Shopping on Fort Street

• Author: WantsToTravelMore
• Accommodation: Victoria BC Accommodations

It’s a near tradition for our family to buy our discounted new calendars at Russell Books on Victoria‘s Fort Street shortly after New Year’s Day. Russell Books is unusual – it has every type of self-help book (Mindfulness for Dummies got me laughing) plus fiction and so forth. There are three floors, which are all only accessible from the outside. But there’s always a decent set of well-priced books.

Fort St., running from Government to Cook streets, has an usual collection of shops. Antique Row is the 700 block where you can find treasures.

However ‎right beside Russell’s is a hobby shop interestingly named BC Shaver and Hobbies.

Slightly east is the Dutch Bakery, which has authentic Speculaas cookies for you Dutch culinary fans. They also have this very, very 70s decor restaurant that is basic burgers, bacon-and-eggs, etc menu, but locals all enjoy it.

‎So, when shopping in Victoria, don’t neglect Fort St, which is not as tidy as the shops on Government St, but have treasures for you to find.