Westfield Gateway Mall

A typical thing to do in Lincoln on the weekends is go to the Westfield Gateway Mall. I recently visited the mall.

On the outside lines after lines of cars are parked in the gigantic parking lots. It's not that noisy but every once in awhile you hear the beeping of a car alarm. Creative building designs accent the doors inviting you to come in and enjoy. Different textures on the building pops out at you creating different lines. You go from smooth to bumping as run your hand against the side of the building. At night the lights shines against the entrance illuminating it for all to see.

As walk in to the inside the volume of sound changes. You can hear people chattering and kids screaming. The pitter patter of feet on the tiled floor echo through the mall. You can smell the food court's hamburgers, chicken, and pizza as well. When you walk by the Chinese place passes out free samples of teriakyi chicken. It taste sweet and tender, causing your mouth to salivate uncontrollably. Down from the food court you can hear the sound of the carousel going around and around playing the typical amusement park music. Every time an parent walks by their kids beg for permission to go on a ride. When they don't get there way they drag their feet and pout as mom or dad is struggling to keep calm while pulling their child through the mall. Teens are walking around looking for a girl to hit on or a hot boy to cross their path. None holding shopping bags because they are just there to walk around. Elderly zoom past as there on mission to speed walk to keep healthy.

Many things happen at Gateway. It's filled with different kinds of people with different purposes to be at the mall. It is a community within the community of Lincoln.