Only Chinatown stands between Grammy's house and this beautiful classical Chinese garden. It's a lovely walk through a few colorful garden filled blocks, then past murals, senior apartments, a Buddhist temple and straight into Chinatown- one of the largest on the West Coast. Just a few more blocks into the center of this densely populated neighborhood, and we found this peaceful walled garden. We came here at Solstice time for a lantern festival when it was lit by candlelight. Now it's spring, and despite the rainy sprinkles it's alive with gentle creatures basking in the symmetry, taking in the variety of views that peek out from behind angles, and corners, through lattices and trees, beyond flowers and over walls, finally soaring out over the glassy skyline above.
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Beautiful photos, Fairlight. The middle one especially, captures one of the many faces of Vancouver, with the beautiful pagoda and gardens juxtaposed against the modern, tall apartment buildings.
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