view

Ah, I do know that it's a tourist cliche to take pictures of views reflected in shiny office blocks, but it's also irresistible, especially when one's staying as a - well, if not a tourist, a guest - in one's own semi-home town.   This is the view from the 10th floor of the Omni in downtown LA, looking as though it's been segmented and posted onto graph paper: the shiny curvy bits in the center, looking like a golden balloon descending, are in fact a few segments of the Disney concert hall.   And beyond the office block are hills - I so love the presence of the hills here, and the sense of being poised at the edge of the Pacific rim ...