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Room with a View

by Mary Jo Manzanares on May 17th, 2006

When I got to my room after my flight yesterday, I went over to look out the window.  I always do this.  It helps me get my bearings and a sense of where I am. 

When I looked out, I saw eight large air conditioning units, six large vents of some type (including one located directly in front of my window), all on a messy rooftop strewn with various hoses, pipes, and barriers.  I knew that I wouldn’t be spending much time writing while looking out at this view.

Since I was on a layover, it’s really not appropriate to complain about my view.  After all, someone else is paying — and paying as little as possible at that.

Still, I try to use this time to write, and I feel most in the mood, when I have something scenic to look out upon. 

So I was really in the mood to consider a move taken by the Travelodge at the London City Airport:  They have window transfers for the windows and you can choose the view you’d like. 

Here are the reported top ten choices for views:

1. Caribbean Beach
2. Northern Lights
3. Niagara Falls
4. Blue skies and sunshine
5. Lake Windermere
6. Manhattan Skyline
7. Sydney Harbor Bridge
8. Ayres Rock, Australia
9. Pyramids and Sphinx, Egypt
10. Taj Majal, India

While I’m guessing that these views aren’t terrific art renderings, anything would be better than looking at what I had to yesterday.

Via Hotel Chatter
 

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