Showing posts with label Chinatown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinatown. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2012

brand new

my heart beats beats beats at the sound of his name.




new year

times are c h a n g i n g .

I've been away but I have not forgotten my blog. It's been exactly a month since my last post and if you can believe it, so much has changed in that short amount of time. I mentioned spending time with a friend of mine in the last few posts and I continued to do so in the last few weeks. Valentine's Day was lovely, he invited me to his house where he had dinner ready for me and he asked me to be his girlfriend.
I'm glad he did, Aaron is one of the nicest guys I know.


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Cesar Chavez Ave

02

lucky

03

skyline

04

Chinatown street

05

Chinatown, Los Angeles.
One of my favorite places to wander in.



I hope all of you are doing well.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Chinatown

Abraham and I plan to travel a lot this summer. First up on our list is San Francisco! While doing my research on the city's main attractions, I came across San Francisco's famous Chinatown. I remembered LA has one too and realized there's a lot of places in LA I haven't visited. So I thought, why not explore my own city first?

Main Plaza
Gifts

Built in 1938, Chinatown was once busy and full of people. Now, it's more like a ghost town. Abe and I pretty much had the whole place to ourselves, all the restaurants were closed or appeared to have gone out of business.

Hop Louie
Golden Dragon Entrance
Via Cafe

I love Chinese culture. The beautiful architecture, traditions, and (of course the food!) is what lures me into visiting places like these. I thought it was such a shame this place was empty. It's actually been featured in many movies such as Rush Hour, Freaky Friday, The Sweetest Thing and The Number 23. I plan to return, I want to see the Dragon Parade that's held in January for the Chinese New Year. (Below I provided a link, in case you're ever in the area.)

Dragon art
Main entrance
Lucky Cats stand

Chinatown Los Angeles

On a different subject, today I bought Adele's new album "21". I heard her for the first time on the radio the other day and was quite impressed by her unique style and vocals.

What are your thoughts on her new album? ♥