An afternoon's walk around Chinatown with the Helios 58mm lens.

Above is a detail from Jeff Maltby's third Chinatown mural just a few steps away from the two previously posted. I like this detail beca...

Just around the corner from the painting I posted yesterday, in the passageway leading from Pioneer Square to Fisgard Street is this interes...

On Fisgard Street, Victoria's Chinatown's main street, there are three Maltby murals. The one pictured above may be found opposite t...

Another of the facets of Chinatown that I experienced when Fern and I took the Chinatown Tour was Chinese traditional medicine - we went int...

Here's another interesting Chinatown fact I learned on the Chinatown walking tour I mentioned yesterday. This young man crossing the str...

Fern and I took a "busman's holiday" on Saturday and went on a guided walking tour of Victoria's Chinatown. The tour, led ...

The sun came out yesterday while I was downtown and it was so nice to see some blue sky I just took a photo of it from where I was - just ac...

Before we leave this Victoria Chinatown series, here's a couple more of the unusual and distinctive buildings in the area. Above, though...

I mentioned a few days ago how I appreciated that even the details in Chinatown contribute to the ambiance. Here's two examples, a bike ...

Yesterday's window seat photos were taken while I was waiting for my lunch to be served in Venus Sophia , a delightfully comfortable res...

There is a constant flow of pedestrians and other traffic along Fisgard Street in Chinatown and the best way to enjoy it is to find a good w...

Dragon Alley has quite a different character from Fan Tan Alley though they both begin with very narrow entryways from Fisgard Street in Chi...

Fan Tan Alley (yesterday's post) is only one of Chinatown's two exceedingly narrow passages. Across the street and down the block is...

While it's narrower at both ends Fan Tan Alley widens out in the the middle of the block. There are shop entrances on both sides. Photo...

Our Chinatown has some interesting architectural features that include some very narrow passages between buildings. Fan Tan Alley runs right...

Though parts of Chinatown are on all sides of the Gate of Harmonious Interest,  the gate really marks the entrance to Chinatown proper since...

Here is a close-up of a building you can see in the background of yesterday's post. The tall part of the building is identified as ...

Here is a family enjoying the Bright Pearl, a large stainless steel globe of the world that can be rotated by hand in its cool water bath. I...

One of many things I like about our Chinatown is the attention to details. Bike racks, lamp posts and pedestrian benches are all designed wi...