Back in early July we took a beautiful ride to Chinatown, an area of Vancouver we haven't really spent much time. We biked there along the south side of False Creek on a lovely sunny day (but not yet too hot for comfort) and did a bit of shopping. This first photo is Rob's favourite park area on this side of the False Creek.
Took a picture right by the gate to enter into Chinatown and found an electronic bus sign displaying arrival times (like the SkyTrain, or like in Europe...never seen it with Vancouver buses). Looked around the little markets, checked out some of the deals on sandals, trinkets, etc...and in the end, I think we only bought some Pocky to share between the two of us.
We did find this beautiful Chinese garden maintained by the City of Vancouver in a nice little walled-off area. I'd definitely go back and spend some more time there.
As we started working up an appetite, neither of us were feeling adventurous enough to try one of the authentic Chinese restaurants...so we started biking towards home along the north side of False Creek to check out a different area. After stopping to watch some dragonboat races in progress (the dome you see in the back of the picture is Telus Science World), we found a nice area overlooking the water and stopped at a cute little cafe for sandwich & salad. Sure hit the spot!
Successful trip to Chinatown, I'd say...more to come about why you won't be seeing more posts about other exploratory bike rides this summer...
-Sara
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