The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles - November 15, 2011

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles  - November 15, 2011

        I took this photo of the outside of the Westin Hotel in downtown Los Angeles,  where I was staying.  There is a plaque outside of one of the external elevator shafts,  saying that the fight scene from the movie  "True Lies"  (  with Arnold Schwarzenegger )  was filmed there.  The elevators go up on the outside of the building.

Hakata Ramen Shin Sen Gumi Restaurant in Los Angeles, Ca. - November 14, 2011

Hakata Ramen Shin Sen Gumi  Restaurant in  Los Angeles, Ca. - November 14, 2011

     When I was in Los Angeles, Ca. last week,  I went to this Ramen restaurant in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles.   I had the pork ramen soup and some dumplings.  Everything was delicious  and the atmosphere was wonderful.  I took this photo inside the restaurant of it's decor.
http://gastronomyblog.com/2011/10/16/shin-sen-gumi/

Lake Mead, Nevada - November 13, 2011

Lake Mead, Nevada - November 13, 2011

      I took this photo of Lake Mead, Nevada a few weeks ago while visiting the Las Vegas area.  The water was so blue.

Hoover Dam, Nevada - November 12, 2011

Hoover Dam, Nevada - November 12, 2011

    I took this photo a few weeks ago when I visited Hoover dam  in Nevada.   It was huge and very impressive.

Ceiling in the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nv. - November 11, 2011

Ceiling in the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nv.  -  November 11, 2011

    I took this photo of the ceiling in the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada  a few weeks ago.  I got to see the show "The Jersey Boys"  that night.  The hotel was beautiful inside.

Spider Web in Side Flower Garden - November 10, 2011

Spider Web in Side Flower Garden - November 10, 2011

       I took this photo of a spider web in my side yard flower garden.   You can see that my purple mums are still in full bloom too.

Inside the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nv. - November 9, 2011

Inside the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nv. - November  9, 2011

   I took this photo inside the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas , Nevada a few weeks ago.    It was beautiful inside,  with the painted ceiling and the canals.  I loved it.