We have another winner to add to yesterday's results. For some inexplicable reason, this winning entry was marked as spam when it was sent to us on Sunday and only a subsequent email last night alerted us to the mishap. Our reader (who should have been the sole winner, given his precision) writes:
After the "which window was which issue" in Edinburgh, and with last week’s view being too non-descript for me, I was so looking forward to this week’s VFYW contest. What a great way to laze away a Sunday morning. So, let’s see if this works:
The photo had all the look and feel of an urban street in North Africa or, perhaps, the Middle East, and given the low number of entries last week, I thought you might go for something topical. That’s what lead me immediately to
Libya. Figuring I’d go to Tripoli last, I first tried Sirte (which looked promising, but not quite right), then Misrata (whose streets didn’t appear to have any of the parallel parking lots set off the road by concrete as depicted in the VFYW), and then, finally, to Benghazi. Perfect!
Here’s the building: The Alnoran Hotel (also spelled al Noran, Al Nooran, Alnouran, and the Nouran), on Al Jazayer (Algeria) Street, in Benghazi, Libya. And, given the size of the view and the angle, the window (which appears to be in the hallway/stairwell).
I think you’re likely going back to 300-400 entries this week. So, good luck.
The Dish 