Buses (Not Busses)

The bus system in Victoria is outstanding. You really only have to wait about 15 min to catch a bus and can pretty much take the bus anywhere you want to go in the city, with maybe one transfer. It is also important to point out that the buses here are clean, and so are the people on them (one or both of these cannot be said about the NJ Transit buses). This along with the quantity of riders gives you a feeling of safety, even at night. Students ride them all the time to go anywhere in the city. Because they are so used, they are so frequent. My UVic card doubles as a free bus pass (I do pay $56 per term though, the price of 28 rides).

It is very cool to ride the double decker buses as well, though I think the coolness level might wear off in a few months. You can ride on top and sit at the very front of the bus, then you can hear the antenna on top whack the bottoms of bridges, signs, trees, and traffic lights (yes, all four).

Not only are the BC Transit buses found frequently, but so are the VW buses. I have never seen so many of them in one location.