Pet Dish
Today, we say goodbye to the pig and put our hopes and dreams into the claws of the rat. Happy Lunar New Year!
According to the always-reliable Wikipedia, the rat in ancient times
was viewed as a protector and bringer of material prosperity, and
associated with charm and order. Hmmm.
By Lisa Wogan | February 7, 2008
The outing: High above the city's Chinatown International District, adjacent to the gritty concrete of Interstate 5, a garden grows. The tiered plots of the Danny Woo Community Garden on South Main Street are tenderly cared for, and the minimalist Kobe Terrace Park that adjoins it seems committed to sharing the secrets of the young lovers that stroll through.
Like the neighborhood the garden serves, community is evident in every part of the bustling Chinatown ID, proving all the more why a day trip should go beyond that cursory dim-sum brunch.
By Lisa Chiu | November 24, 2005
Short Trips
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The smells early in the morning in Vancouverýs Chinatown were intoxicating. Different, exotic Chinese melodies emanated from practically every storefront. Merchants shuffled heaping boxes of produce out to the sidewalk. Family members sliced, trimmed and configured each piece just so for maximum display effectiveness.
By Jeff Larsen | May 19, 2005
VANCOUVER, B.C. — On a dreary winter day, the normally bustling sidewalks of Chinatown were almost empty, and its walled Chinese garden echoed to the footsteps of just a handful of visitors.
Most people had taken refuge in Chinatown's dozens of restaurants and shops, sheltered behind steamed-up windows as rain lashed the streets.
By Kristin Jackson | January 14, 2005
PORTLAND Bats are everywhere in this garden, if you take the time to find them.
They hover with stone wings unfurled over arching gateways and peer out from terra-cotta tiles, carved wings tucked under like so many tiny curlicues. They lie disguised in the delicate latticework of a whitewashed window, and masquerade as spade-shaped picture hooks, with bronzed bodies and pointed heads.
By Gillian Flaccus | March 28, 2002
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Winter happens and travelers have to face up to it sooner or later. Later is usually better, but not in Vancouver, where visitors just learn how to enjoy the great indoors slightly more than the great outdoors.
First, you need to pry yourself out of your hotel. At the Fairmont Waterfront, where I stayed this time around, that's not easy, since most rooms have sweeping views of Burrard Inlet and/or the city.
By Jeff Larsen | February 14, 2002
