Fan Tan Alley (番攤里) is an alley in Victoria, British Columbia's Chinatown. It runs south from Fisgard Avenue to Pandora Avenue in the block between Government Street and Store Street. Named after the Chinese gambling game Fan-Tan, the alley was originally a gambling district with restaurants, shops, and opium dens. Today it is a tourist destination with many small shops including a barber shop, art gallery, Chinese cafe, apartments and offices. It is the narrowest street in Canada. At its narrowest point it is only 0.9 metres (35 in) wide. It was designated as a heritage property by the local government in 2001. Wikipedia (Flickr geotag did not work)

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Irish Times Pub at the Bastion Square in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on Vancouver Island (Flickr geotag did not work)

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Night view of the War memorial Monument Government Legislature building in Victoria City on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

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View of islands and Victoria shoreline from Marina Restaurant on Beach Drive on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (Geotag did not work)

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A bird singing at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. It is a wild oasis in the heart of the urban landscape and includes two distinct ecosystems: the beautiful marshland of Swan Lake and the rocky oak-forested highlands of Christmas Hill. Both are home to an incredible array of native plants and wild animals. Victoria British Columbia Canada

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