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Chinatown In Ottawa

Written by on September 23, 2009 – 11:13 am15 Comments

I love eth­nic neighborhoods.

I use to hang out in Chi­na­town a lot in France. As a stu­dent of Chi­nese lan­guage, it was the best place to pick up note­books and 小说 (nov­els), chop­sticks and bam­boo bas­kets to steam dumplings.

Ottawa’s Chi­na­town is quite small and not as col­or­ful as in other cities. Yet, it’s a great place to go out for a walk, to sam­ple authen­tic Chi­nese roasted pork, Viet­namese Pho and Korean Kim­chi, to buy noo­dles, tofu and dried mushrooms.

I like the old houses along Som­er­set Street, where Chi­na­town is located. It’s a relaxed and artsy neigh­bor­hood where walls and painted and peo­ple actu­ally walk around instead of driving.

Chinatown In Somerset

Chi­na­town In Somerset

Restaurant In Somerset

Restau­rant In Somerset

The Kowloon Market

The Kowloon Market

Chinese Horoscope Murale

Chi­nese Horo­scope Murale

Old Can Ashtray On The Porch

Old Can Ash­tray On The Porch

Panda Murale

Panda Murale

Blue Sky And Church

Blue Sky And Church

Parking Lot

Park­ing Lot

Shanghai Restaurant

Shang­hai Restaurant

Small Store

Small Store

Blue Murale

Blue Murale

Small Stores

Small Stores

Related posts:

  1. Night And Day In Toronto’s Chinatown
  2. A Walk In Ottawa
  3. Montreal’s Chi­na­town
  4. Kens­ing­ton Market
  5. Pic­ture of the Week: Lost Something?

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