Sydney Opera House from the Commodore’s Club, Queen Mary 2
My QM2 cruise didn’t leave Sydney until midnight, giving me the chance to take this photo of the opera house from a window-side table in the Commodore’s Club. The reflections of the club’s ceiling lighting add an interesting touch.
Looking forward from the dome car.
Not the usual view of a train! How often does one get to see the top of the carriages? The feature photo is looking up through a ceiling window in the dome car.
The balcony beckons …
I know what you’re thinking. This series is called “The view from the window”, so why did I caption this photo “The balcony beckons”? Well, outside the window was a lovely wide planted terrace, and it was no more than the work of a moment to lift a chair out that window and climb out after it myself, there to sit in comfort with a glass of wine and admire the view.
Tropical garden through the shutters
Enticing glimpses of a tropical garden are visible through these shutters in Vanuatu.
Oak Alley Plantation, Louisiana
This lace-curtained window looks onto the hedges and columns of the formal entry to Oak Alley Plantation, Louisiana. I can just imagine a woman pushing aside this curtain to peer outside and see who is coming up the very long, oak-tree-lined drive.
Sun, reflections, mist, hills — what more do you need?
This was taken early morning in April in Cairns a couple of years ago. I love the drama of this shot: the mist hanging in the hollows among the hills of the Great Dividing Range, the sun backlighting the clouds, and the reflections in those shiny metal louvres.
Sydney harbour and the opera house, from the Shangri-La hotel.
This is a selfie of me gazing out the window from a room in the Shangri-La hotel.
