[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: View from the St. Andrews Hotel

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
View from the St. Andrews Hotel
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1180717085.shtml


   After a long, hard day unsuccessfully dodging tour guides and salesmen
   in Jerusalem's old city, Judith and I walked up to a rooftop cafe in
   the hotel, [1]St Andrewâs Scottish Guest House.

   Other levels of the roof were accessible via ladder, so we checked out
   the views. The buildings in Jerusalem are faced with a lightly golden
   toned stone. The stone is attractive during the day, but I guessed
   that it would be gorgeous as sunset approached.

   However, sunset was a few hours away. It was so nice and quiet up
   there, I decided to take a nap, accompanied only by a grackle who
   really didn't want me up on his roof.

   [2]roofwithgrackle 

   Before sunset arrived, I watched as people came home from work, set up
   restaurants, took tourist photos and got stuck in traffic. The Old
   City had left me feeling claustrophobic and annoyed, but viewing
   things from the open air made me appreciate Jerusalem again.

   [3]sunset1 

   [4]sunset2 

   [5]sunset3 

   I've always found high places to be kind of a refuge. I guess, instead
   of being acrophobic, I'm acrophillic?

   [More about St Andrewâs Scottish Guest House here, including a [6]very
   interesting history]

References

   1. http://www.scotsguesthouse.com/pages/indexpag.html
   2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29136804@N00/524979106/
   3. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29136804@N00/524950671/
   4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29136804@N00/524950649/
   5. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29136804@N00/524950657/
   6. http://www.scotsguesthouse.com/pages/history_1pag.html