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still trapped here in hotel but the wifi is good

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I have been lamenting my hotel entrapment on the blog for three days now (posts here, here, and here). Today I went on another walking tour to take pictures. I did take the pictures to accentuate the abandoned look of the nearby shopping centers, but it wasn't much of a stretch.

All images are clickable for greater detail. Select "all sizes" upon landing on the flickr page.

Image #1: not too many customers.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #2: park anywhere you like.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #3: forlorn.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #4: a place to eat that is open.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #5: they're open. Give plasma, get cash.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #6: they're open, too. Eat the buffet.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #7: there's little else to do, but don't loiter. This includes you Spanish speakers.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #8: cash a check! I get letters from my bank pleading with the customers to never consider going to these places.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #9: a church in an old bank location.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #10: the bank drive-up window belongs to the church now. It says, "never thirst again."

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #11: maybe offerings can go in here now?

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #12: we are moving. We done gone.

Struggling Shopping Center

Image #13: a sign of the times.

Struggling Shopping Center