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Two weeks ago we looked at a variety of windows from the outside.
Here are views from some views from the inside of various lodgings that we particularly enjoyed.
The Dashiell Hammett Room at Union Square Hotel, San Francisco
Budapest Apartment Window with view of St. Stephen's Square
View of Chicago River and lake from Westin Hotel
View from Le Case Hotel, Le Marche region, Italy
Le Torricelle View, Le Marche region, Italy
Steinerhof Pension, Salzburg
Rome hotel street view from room
View from Adobe Grande Villas, Sedona
East Winds apartment view, St. Lucia
Night view from Warwick Hotel, NYC
These photos are this week’s contribution to Travel Photo Thursday. You can see travel photos from around the world by going to Budget Traveler’s Sandbox. Next week some windows (and maybe some doors) from Venice, Italy.
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What is the best view you have ever had from a hotel room? And by the way, I have not yet posted the BEST view I had from a hotel room. That would have been in Greece, hanging right out over the water on the west coast of the Peloponnese, or perhaps in Switzerland looking across Lake Lucerne, or maybe that one that hung on the cliff in Santorini. Oh dear!! I’ll never decide. Are you more decisive than I am??
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Tags: Chicago, giveaway, hotel photos, Italy, Le Marche, New York City, Rome, Salzburg, San Francisco, Sedona, travel photos, windows
Fun to see your views and where you have been
Mixed feelings here, as it suddenly reminds of the millions of times I didn’t “snap” the view from a window – and I’m sure everyone has an amazing collection of photos… in their memories.
In terms of landscapes, I can remember being aboard a yacht in the bay of Villefranche on the Riviera with stunning views of the surrounding hills.
Michael in Cannes would like you to read..New flights to and from Cannes for the festival
Oh, that second image from Italy is gorgeous. I *really need to get there!
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Kris would like you to read..Tangerine Ginger Jam
I hope you get to Italy, Kris, and that you make it to Le Marche, which is somewhat overlooked in the tourist routes.
I take heaps of photos through hotel windows and roofs. Never thought of putting them together in a post, though – or even looking at them systematically. An excellent idea, which I might just pinch…
My fave: Salzburg. And the first one from Le Marche
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Be my guest, Sophie. I’ve no doubt snitched a few of your ideas, too. That’s what friends are for!
I love these photos. It has me thinking that I need to go back and check through my photos (and yes I have to do that whole scanning the slides – ugh) and finding all my views from windows. I’ve really enjoyed reading the comments as well. What great experiences. My favorite view? From my hotel in Antibes in Provence (France) that looked out over the Mediterranean. When I want to relax, I close my eyes and go back to that window.
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Susan Lanier-Graham would like you to read..Treasures from the road: an Egyptian quest
I never realized by posing that question about people’s favorite views, I was going to stir up so much travel lust in myself! Antibes over the Med sounds like a WOW moment, Susan!
The Hammett hotel room is my favorite.
ken would like you to read..France: Love, Life, and Words
The best view I have had was from the Sydney Harbour Marriott in Sydney, we were overlooking Circular Quay with a stunning view of Sydney Opera House.
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Adelaide: Welcome to A Traveler’s Library. A view of the Opera House would indeed be a treat. My only view of it has been from an airplane window, but at least I did get a peek.
I love shots taken through windows or doors. My favorite at the moment is from my room here in Chiang Mai. I get a lovely view of the sunrise which rises above a beautiful temple chedi.
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That definitely sounds like a winner.
Beautiful selection of photos! I did a photo essay a few months ago looking at windows, but I love your version looking out of them.
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Thanks, Michael. I did the outside views of windows two weeks ago, and next week you’ll see some more–in Venice.
My favourite is the Salzburg view. Give me open spaces and mountain scenery anytime.
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Mark H would like you to read..Historic Buildings (Bourke, Australia)
My favorite view out a hotel room window was of Havana and the Caribbean from the Hotel Nacional, B.C. (before Castro).
Oh, dear, Susan, envy envy envy! I’d love to go to Cuba, but even more, I’d love to turn back the clock and go to Cuba back in the day.
What wonderful pictures- I like the idea of taking pictures from windows or doors- I like this concept or idea- really neat!
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Beautiful! I need to go through my collection of travel photos and organize my “views out windows.” I think my favorite recent view has been the street scene from our room in Courmayeur Italy. (A second great memory is a friend’s office building in NYC with a window that frames the Empire State Building). -r
Oh, those do sound like good ones. I debated about that Rome picture, because it’s full of life, but does look rather dreary, nevertheless. At another angle, we had an opera building across the street. And my goodness, just wait until I get all my old slides scanned into digital. There are probably dozens more window views!
I really enjoyed experiencing your views. The Dashiell Hammett view was my favorite closely followed by the mountain view in Salzburg! Great idea.
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Debbie and Dick–the inside of the Dashiell Hammett Suite was really the attractions, but some of it shows up in the photo.
The shot from inside of the Dashiell Hammeit hotel room is my top pick.
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Dick Jordan would like you to read..Remembering MLK: Riding to Freedom
You’ve stayed in some wonderful places. I’ve got a thing for taking photos from inside hotel rooms, too. Nice idea for a blog post
The Salzburg photo brings back memories of my trip to Germany. It was early autumn and quite beautiful.
Wonderful view from each window.
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Paz would like you to read..Daytime
These are all beautiful. I started out loving the first one, then I saw the first one fro Le Case Hotel and thought this is great. Then I saw Salzburg and St. Lucia. Lovely views.
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InsideJourneys would like you to read..Travel Photo Thursday: Jamaican Orchids
well done– were we really there–ahyes we were thank you
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ken would like you to read..Travel Photo Thursday: A Room With a View
NYC at night was my favorite.
Well, I do love New York, and the Warwick is a terrific hotel! But I wish I could conquer the technicalities of night-time shooting!
Beautiful collection of photos
I like especially “View of Chicago River”
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Muza-Chan, have you been to Chicago? If so, you may have noticed we could see the Navy Pier from our window.