Canada Day Celebration in Stevenson, Richmond , Vancouver, Canada

Golf at Whistler Resort , British Columbia , Canada

The Chateau Whistler Golf Club in

Whistler Resort , British Columbia

The Chateau Whistler Golf Club , one of the best courses

in the Whistler Village Resort

The entrance to the Chateau Whistler Golf Club

View of the Golf Course from the club house

The club house patio and refreshment area .

The putting green

Going to the First Tee

Useful info of the Golf Course

1st Hole - a par 5

Enjoying a buggy drive

The buggy is fitted with the GPS screen and range finder .

Lots of beautiful homes around the golf course

Lots of pretty wild flowers too

Beautiful and picturesque Hole no 2

Lovely home with a golf course and water view

Lovely track surrounded by lots of wild flowers

Lovely Polar Tree - turns into a beautiful yellow

or golden color during Autumn

The course is very well layout , maintained and has

great views of the forrest and mountains

This is one of the most scenic and picturesque holes

Another one of the holes that is well surrounded by forrest

and has great mountain views

Comments ;-

The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Golf Club is designed by Robert Trent Jones . It is one of the best golf courses in the Whistler Resort .

The course has 18 holes and is a par 69 ( blue tee ) , beautifully located in one of the valleys that has great wild flowers , trees , forrest and scenic mountain views .

The best time and value to enjoy the course is to book for the twilight tee off .

The golf course has limited parking but there is a shuttle and valet service for parking at the Fairmont Chateau Hotel - which is about 5 mins away.

Yes , indeed a great course , very pleasure and enjoyable .

Chinatown , Vancouver , Canada

Chinatown , Vancouver , Canada

Colorful Chinatown in Vancouver

Main Street in Chinatown

Dragon Dance painting in Chinatown

Traditional shop in Chinatown - dried foodstuff

mainly from China and Hong Kong

All the dried foodstuff that the Chinese used for their cooking

One of the many Chinese Traditional shops that sell

dried foodstuff and Chinese Herbal medicine .

All the expensive Chinese Herbal products - mainly from China.

American Gingseng - BC is now one of the major growers of the gingseng

One of the early Teochew restaurant but unfortuntely closed .

This shop caters for pork products and the pork Lup Cheong ( sausage )

A fishmonger shop - that also sells live fish ,prawns ,

lobster and crabs.

Lovely fresh salmon heads - mosts of the salmons sold

in Chinatown are not wild but breed fishes ( Atlantic salmon ) .

Yes , it is a great place to go for Tim Sum .

Roast pork , chicken , duck etc are common and

popular food sold in Chinatown

Yes , the roast ducks are very good and delicious .

This is one of the many Supermarkets that sell vegetables ,

fruits , fresh meat and canned foods .

Lovely chinese Sui Pak Choy

The popular Chow Sum and Kailan vegetables

Mandarins from Taiwan

Mangoes from Mexico

Special peaches fron China

One of the many shops that sells Chinese Herbs ,

dried foodstuff and other products for Chinese cooking .

Dried scallops are plentiful and a popular ingredient

for Chinese cooking .

One of the Chinatown Malls

Casino in Chinatown but surprisingly closed down .

Comments :-

Like all cities in the world , Vancouver has the usual colorful Chinatown and is located along the Main Street ( northern end ) .

It has been a home for the early Chinese immigrants from 1820 onwards .

Chinatown has a great collections of heritage buildings and tales that unfold the drama and link to the life of the early Chinese settlers .

However , it's greatness has now been diminished by many of the younger generations moving out to the suburbs of Vancouver and also over shadowed by the bustling Richmond City .

The growth and attraction of Chinatown is also affected by presence of many homeless and drug addicts . The situation has somewhat improved and reassuring with the Business Association implementing a private security surveillance of the China town precint .

But sadly most of the shops and restaurants closes very early - unlike most Chinatowns which are opened almost 7/24 ( except 15 Days during the Chinese New Year ) .

Yes , Chinatown is usually one of the great tourist attractions - a place to go for a stroll and enjoy good food and view or buy nice handicrafts etc.

There are some efforts to liven up Chinatown , especially during the summer time , in the hosting of the Night Markets. The other added attraction is the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park and Garden.

Despite the above , extra efforts need to be implemented to make it a bustling place and a great attraction for tourists .

In summary , Chinatown is still a nice place to go shopping for the traditional herbs and food stuff that are essential for Chinese cooking . Yes , there are still a few nice restaurants to go for good Chinese meals.

However t is still a great place to shop for the traditional Chinese Herbs , Medicine , food stuff , vegetables and delicious meat roasts.

Yaletown , Metro Vancouver , Canada

Yaletown , Metro Vancouver , Canada

Yaletown , now the trendy residence in downtown Vancouver

Yaletown now has some of the swanky apartments in the City .

Lovely high rise apartment in Yaletown

Great views of the water in False Creek

Yaletown residences are well supported by open spaces and parks

It is also located within the Commercial part of the City

Canadians are sticklers in the environment they live in .

Yaletown has lots of Trendy Restaurant and eating places .

Friends checking out the South Asian Fast Food Outlet

House speciality Mee Goreng - Sinagpore/Malaysian style .

Gado gado - Indonesian vegetable salad with Tow Foo and Egg

Another House speciality - Mixed Combo curry prawn ,

beef rendang with rice and fresh vegetables

History of Freshbowl Fast Food Outlet in Yaletown

Beautiful Night scene in Yaletown

Men taking his dog for a walk in the walkway by the False Creek park

Beautiful moon light in Yaletown , False Creek

Comment :-

Yaletown was transformed from a warehouse district into a trendy Residence which now houses some of the swanky apartments in the City .

It is well within the City and still enjoy many open spaces , walks and parks.

Located next to False Creek and lined with many trendy restaurants it is a great to live in .

My friend comments that he feels twenty years younger living and enjoying the many facilities and activities in Yaletown and the City .