Now for the diamond story. I took an assignment at Corporate Headquarters for a well known national diamond retailer. Before I begin with another "dealing with World Class Sociopaths" stories. I would like to give you an idea of what my life was like. I was living in a new gated urban community in a plush 5th Floor apartment with elevators and underground parking on a lake next to the Mandalay Canal District and only a five minute drive from my office.
The White building in the forefront is the Omni Four Seasons Hotel. I lived on the top floor of the taller 5 story pinkish building further back near the shore called The Lakeshore. My balcony had a view of a futuristic monorail seen in the forefront. It was free and connected major buildings with the shops and restaurants in the Mandalay Canal district located to the right and under the bridge in the area where a clock tower with a red pyramid roof is visible. Although the shoreline was closed off on the borders of the Omni Hotel property, I sometimes climbed over a fence and scaled the shore ledge until I reached those red roof buildings where the public sidewalk begins again, then under the bridge to the canal area for the sheer adventure of it. It was necessary to sort of scoot the feet side by side with the back to the wall in a couple of places. Next to the Lakeshore lobby, where the shore cuts in, were docks where free water taxi rides to the canal for shopping and dining were embarked upon.
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View from an Omni window back to my Apartment and Lake Caroline.
I had a large radio controlled sailboat to sail in the lake on weekends.
Gondolas were also available. Video has views of the area.
You can imagine how wonderful walks could be cutting through one of many skyscraper lobbies to enjoy the architecture while navigating to the canal walk. It was dreamy. And a very safe area. No crime whatsoever. As I walked along the canal during the day in the shop area I enjoyed hearing a cacophony of international voices while walking along.
Mustangs Of Las Colinas lit at night could be seen from my balcony:
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Monorail "People Mover" connecting major building added a Jetsonesque ambiance to my view:
Canalfest:
to be continued...
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