I'm a newbie to this, but the Internet hype machine has promised me a virtual mall to myself.

CNN: WINDOWS SHOPPING

A.M. and browsed for Christmas presents at the South Shore Plaza, a nearby mall.

NEWYORKER: A Loaded Gun

Koreatown is home to more nightlife than many other entire cities can claim, from dive bars to high-end cocktail speakeasies, from karaoke clubs to establishments that must be a business of some sort, on the second level of a strip mall with a sign in Korean and people coming and going at 4 a.m.

CNN: 8 things to know about L.A.'s Koreatown

I'm standing about a hundred yards from the front door of the mall.

CNN: 's Sheila MacVicar describes bomb scene

Daily at the Mall between the Capitol and the Washington Monument. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CNN: CENTENNIAL'S BEST