Vancouver - Chinatown

[ihopfar]

Spending a few days in Vancouver post-cruise.

 

I found some Vancouver self-guided walking tours on-line. One of them is for Gastown and Chinatown. I was very surprised when it suggested that everything closed down after 6PM in Chinatown (except on Summer weekends when their is a festival) so to do the walking tour earlier.

 

Is this true? I thougth later in the day would be perfect because then we could stop for dinner in Chinatown. I assume the restaurants stay open, but does it really turn into a ghost town?

 

Thanks,

Brad

[Putterdude]

Yes much of Chinatown will be closed in the evening .... except for restaurants. Another caution would be that the area between Gastown and Chinatown is rather unsavory and while I would not be concerned for your personal safety....it's not pretty, a lot of drugs, drunks and all the other things that go with that.