Pathway In Fall

 

Gazebo In Fall

 

“Gazebo In Fall” at the Sun Yat Sen Gardens, Vancouver

The View Through

“The View Through” at the Sun Yat Sen Gardens

Hanging Gardens

“Hanging Gardens” at Sun Yet Sen Classical Gardens

Light At The End Of The Path

“Light At The End Of The Path” in Sun Yat Sen Gardens, Vancouver

Gazebo In Fall

“Gazebo In Fall“, one of the many beautiful vistas in the Sun Yat Sen Classical Garden in Vancouver, BC

Chinatown Night Market

We visited the Chinatown Night Market on Keefer Street tonight for the first time in a number of years. It was a huge disappointment. As I recall it from before, the Market stretched the two blocks on Keefer from Gore down to Columbia, with a break for Main Street. Tonight the entire action was on the single block from Columbia to Main, and the booths were not squashed together either. I guess the night market in Richmond has drawn away some traffic, but still we were surprised.

It looks fairly busy, but in all honesty it wasn’t. Probably half the stalls were food vendors, and not all of them were Chinese. There was the potato tornado, for example:

The bra stall was still there, as were the cheap jewelry stands. And I did find some pretty Chinese umbrellas, but there was not much else.

The Keefer block between Main and Gore was dead at 7:00pm. Very sad as it used to be so lively on Market nights. We couldn’t even buy custard tarts because the bakeries were already closed. I read that Hon’s Restaurants, the main branch of which is in that block, is in serious difficulties and I can imagine that to be so. In the old days, the Market must have brought them a lot of business. But not now. It was all rather sad.

Lines and Shadows

And old staircase in Vancouver’s Chinatown.

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The View Through

Part of the glory of the Sun Yat Sen Gardens in Vancouver. Better quality image here.

The View Through

Vancouver has a number of hearts.  The Sun Yat Sen Gardens in Chinatown is one of my favourites.

The Sun Yat Sen Gardens

The Gardens are one of our quiet places, a place to escape and think. Set in the heart of the city, this is a true oasis.

I was aiming here for a 1950s Kodachrome look.