old downtown LA

union station

olvera street mexican marketplace

the avila adobe, the oldest house in los angeles !  

built in 1818

spanish mission style post office 

Lakers win their 16th NBA championship! ! ! !

"This one's by far the sweetest," Bryant said in front of a still-standing Staples Center crowd that, on this night, had no desire to leave early and beat traffic.


Read the rest here: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers-celtics-20100618,0,5118663.story 

ah...

a view of laguna,

pearl,

and a crystal cove sunset.

venice / santa monica

the entrance? 

the (in)famous boardwalk

places where you're allowed to graffiti 

awesome skateboard park right on the beach

santa monica pier from the bike path

frank gehry's binocular building

griffith observatory

the outside

the inside

view of the hollywood sign from the observatory

looking south from the observatory towards downtown

new background of the skyline !

taken on my last day in new york, on the way to the airport.  (i left space so you could see it uninterrupted, smog included)