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Los Angeles gets a lot of bad rep.  I tried to counteract preconceived notions with a post where I list 20 things to love about the city. In my previous post, I didn’t feature prominently the Downtown / Civic Center area.  Nevertheless, this neighborhood, delineated by the major freeways, is one of the more exciting parts of the city. After Washington D.C., Los Angeles has the largest concentration of government buildings and employees in the nation. The diversity, vastness, and vibrancy of Downtown give us a good idea of what we can find in the rest of the city.  After all, modern buildings and adobe houses, graffiti and masterpieces, fine dining and street food coexist here. Pictures of Downtown Los Angeles In this post, I try to give you a taste of Downtown in 40 photos.  The scenes are disparate, I know, but for some reason, they go together like pieces of a puzzle. The City Hall This grandiose, 32 story building was completed in 1928.  Over the years, it has been renovated t...

              Copan Ruinas, Honduras And just like that, five hours on a bus, two stamps of the passport, and three dollars for a Honduran entry fee later, I’m in a new country. My current travelling partner Meera and I have quickly settled into the tiny little town of Copan Ruinas, the gateway to the famous ruins of Copan. With little more than some steep stoned streets, souvenir stands, stray dogs, and an archetypal yet pretty little square, the town is still extremely inviting and comfortable, with locals smiling and eager to chat. A few laps around the park and some Mayan nut coffees later and we already feel like we can navigate our way around quite easily. I keep saying to her, “We’re in Honduras… !” Because that’s how it is, that’s how I always feel when I arrive in a new country – excited, bewildered, blessed.  We’re off to explore the ruins tomorrow, and then I head to ...