The outing: High above the city's Chinatown International District, adjacent to the gritty concrete of Interstate 5, a garden grows. The tiered plots of the Danny Woo Community Garden on South Main Street are tenderly cared for, and the minimalist Kobe Terrace Park that adjoins it seems committed to sharing the secrets of the young lovers that stroll through.
Like the neighborhood the garden serves, community is evident in every part of the bustling Chinatown ID, proving all the more why a day trip should go beyond that cursory dim-sum brunch.
November 24, 2005