Is it LA Live or Nokia Center? Weirdness. It’s known as both. Having never been there, I decided to take my girlfriend and perused the place. As grand as it looked, it did not take too long to complete…say one circle. One cool perk of the center is the enormous Starbucks!
If you are wondering whether I’m going to post any weddings, the answer is yes. Just not yet. I’ve been so busy.
Be well,
Lawrence Chan
Fellow Los Angelenos, you probably feel my pain. Traffic on the 10 freeway (or any other freeway for that matter) is a parking lot. Driving on local streets would probably utilize the same amount of time, but I opted for that route so that I could at least occupy my mind with red lights and stop signs.
Midway home from The Grove, I decided to pull over in Downtown LA. It’s rare that locals get to see these sky scrapers from afar due to the thick smog. Today was different. Maybe it was the holidays, so there were significantly less vehicles. Or maybe because we’re in the middle of winter and the winds blow our nasty emissions to some other poor city. Either way, Downtown LA glowed nicely on my way home.
I fed the meter a few quarters and took a 10 minute break setting up my tripod. Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, I was done.
Ciao bella,
Lawrence Chan
My girlfriend and I visit Las Vegas quite frequently because it isn’t that far from Los Angeles. Las Vegas provides a nice retreat from mundaneness. While in Vegas, we always enjoy cruising down Las Vegas Blvd. revering the megawatt light show. Most recently, there was a bald spot near New York New York. That part of The Strip was dark and lifeless (lightless). Interesting.
So nearly not being able to sleep with curiosity, we fired up our laptop and started researching. So it’s going to be called “City Center.” It’s divided into various sections and the grand opening of the Aria Hotel is on December 16, 2009. Then it’s settled. We will check it out!
What was supposed to be a planned getaway, Julie and I buried ourselves in the hotel room working away. On the bright side, check out our amazing view! The following is an HDR – where I used three images and combined it into one.
Las Vegas is such a gorgeous city! Next time I come back, I want to shoot a wedding at one of the snazzy hotels – Wynn, Venetian, Treasure Island, Caesars Palace, Palazzo, Paris, MGM – to name a few of my faves!
Happy new year,
Lawrence Chan
I am a wannabe gym junkie, lover of tofu, Chipotle Mexican Grill fanatic, and a Starbucks Iced Americano fiend.
As an avid traveler, you might come across some landscape photos from my various journeys. If you like food and traveling, we’re going to be good friends. I just know it.
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