During my mum's two-week visit, Richmond,BC was the last that we had in our itinerary. We spent 2 nights here; first because I knew this is sort of like a Chinese town-which means there should be more Asian food and groceries, and second, being close to the airport, most hotels here provide free shuttle to YVR; which meant we also saved a little on cab fee. We stayed in Ramada Inn basically because of the price, reviews, location and of course the free shuttle. We were given a room with a king-sized bed. The hotel is probably 3-star but for the price we paid, it was well spent! Room was quite spacious though it is slight dated, bathroom was super clean and it is located right next to Minoru Park. A simple breakfast was also provided for free.
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| Minoru Park : Lovely park in Richmond with lots of rabbits around :) |
One of the highlights of Richmond is their Summer Night Market; something not very common here in Canada considering the weather and all. Note that there are two different night market;
The Official Richmond Night Market and
The International Summer Night Market. I came a little bit unprepared so was confused at first. We decided to go for the Richmond Night Market rather than The International Night Market as the former is more accessible, and we wanted to see how an Asian night market looks like over here. Best mode of transportation is by Canada Line: Stop Bridgeport Station. Admission is $2.00 and its free for senior citizens or children below 10. The International Night Market has free admission.
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| Big yellow duck greeted us :) |
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| I did not feel like I'm in Canada @__@ |
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| Throngs of people. It's like a HUGE pasar malam (Malaysian version of night market minus wet market) |
A good place for you to get a feel of what an Asian night market looks like. Fancy clothes, gadgets, mobile accessories, jewelries, etc. Lots of Asian food mostly ranging from $3-5. I spotted 'Chao Tao Fu' (Stinky tofu) which I almost immediately ordered without second thought! It's basically a form of fermented tofu with a strong odor which can be smelled from a distance. This one however was not too bad (to fit the food culture here maybe). Those I had in Malaysian night market's in Sri Petaling and Cheras or even China's Shenzhen had way stronger odour. And yet, ppl (like me and Panda), loved it to the max!~
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| Stinky tofu $6.50. Not cheap (compared to Malaysia's) but probably the best you can get here ? |
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| Mum's favorite $3.00 : Rice noodle with sesame, sauces and and chilli. Good stuff |
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| Deep-fried chicken. Super yummy but I can't remember how much it was. |
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| Handcrafted ice cream. The making process was cool but the ice cream was bland (meaning less sugar which is supposed to be healthier ?) |
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| Remember Running Man (Korean variety show)? lols |
Since Richmond is more like an Asian town here, I was excited to see these bakeries ( like 'jakun' but considering you can hardly get bakeries in Saskatoon or anywhere else in Canada for that matter, I didn't care). Both bakeries were located at Richmond centre with Maxim's within the building itself. Funny how these bakeries seem to only be an Asian thing. We find lots of these in Malaysia, Singapore, Korea etc. Kam Do Bakery was really impressive. Lots of varieties and all freshly baked. Had a hard time choosing ;P. Mum was fascinated with the mango pudding so she bought one and it tasted superb. Loved it! Buns were equally good; wish I had bought more!
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| Kam Do Bakery: Sausage and yam bun, mango pudding |
Address : 6211 No. 3 Rd, #130 Richmond, BC V6Y1N3
Maxim's is another bakery in close vicinity; in fact located in Richmond Centre. Smaller than Kam Do and most buns were gone by the time we got there (maybe it close to closing time). It was mooncake season so bought a couple to try. The mooncake were just ok, tasted not as good as those I usually had. Macaroons were fresh with lots of coconut but I thought it was a bit dry compared to those I've tasted from Superstore or Safeway. Savoury buns is one of my favourite things so they always tasted good to me ( can hardly go wrong I supposed).
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| Maxim's mooncake, buns and coconut macaroons |
Address : 6060 Minoru Boulevard Richmond, BC V6Y4A7
Richmond is a nice place and I don't mind visiting here again; probably with my family members somewhere this year. We didn't really get to try much Chinese restaurants here so I hope to do that again this year :)
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