A Bit More Time in LA

After the Union Station tour we decided to give up the search for the perfect restaurant and eat at Grand Central Market. We were lucky to find a table outside where we could enjoy our falafel

from peta.org
and ramen.
Even though it was a fake egg it looked too much like the real thing so I skipped it.

My feathered friends at lunch.

The last part of our adventure was a quick visit to the central library (the train back home runs more frequently than before, but that means once an hour and I did not want to miss it). The original plan was to see a Coretta Scott King ALA Award exhibit, but it was locked

from https://www.lapl.org/on-assignment

so we visited an Ansel Adams show next door.  In order to make a living he took a job with Fortune magazine, which wanted him to photograph Douglas and Lockheed airplane manufacturers. They used some of his photographs and later he donated the negatives to the library, which were assessed at $150 for tax purposes.

We found someone who could open the door to the ALA award exhibit (like this?).

Many pieces of art had QR codes with a link to the artist describing one of the illustrations in the book, like this example.

A wonderful reading area was set up (maybe they have storytime there?).

The ceiling was beautiful!

Visiting the big city was a great way to spend the day, especially since we didn't have to deal with driving and parking.