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Cellpic Sunday: Rooms with views
Posted on October 13, 2024
We were away last weekend on a (very) special occasion trip. Our destination was the city of La Rochelle, on France’s west coast.
En route, however, we broke our journey in the city of Poitiers, where we stayed overnight in a budget hotel whose chief attraction was its proximity to the railway station. We certainly didn’t choose it for the views:
On the other hand, in La Rochelle we splashed the cash on a suite in a considerably more upmarket establishment, where the views were a signifcant step up from the poor relation in Poitiers.
Serenity
Posted on January 17, 2015
Calm, peaceful and untroubled? Oh yes.
This photograph was taken at the resort hotel on Sir Bani Yas in Abu Dhabi. We were just about the only guests there (it hadn’t been open for very long), which just added to the tranquility.
I particularly like the additional elements of serenity in the foreground: the infinity pool, what could almost be a Zen garden, the reflection and the curves.
Posted in response to WordPress’ Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist
Posted on May 25, 2014
Another staircase, this time from a hotel in Paris (which, fortunately, was also equipped with a lift).
Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition
Posted on January 28, 2014
A palm tree reflected in the blue plate glass windows of the Bainunah Hilton on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche.
The double bluff is that the palm tree is actually a mobile phone mast.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected
Posted on November 23, 2013
Wasn’t expecting to encounter these gentlemen in the foyer of a smart hotel in Abu Dhabi:
Weekly Photo Challenge: From Lines To Patterns
Posted on September 21, 2013
It’s often hard to say where lines become patterns. One answer could be ‘hotels’. The images in this post all feature hotels in either Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
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