It is a quiet refuge in a city working feverishly to become part of the global bustle.
Today, the stone-paved plaza was a quiet refuge above the maze of Jerusalem's Old City.
The museum's landscaped garden with its winding paths and stone benches offers a quiet refuge from the urban noise.
With a guard closely monitoring access to the exhibition, the museum's galleries functioned as a quiet refuge from the mob packed into the outdoor party.
The violence that had once consumed his homeland had found him again, this time shattering the quiet refuge he had found here in New England.
Where to Stay The Courtyard at Lake Lucerne, 211 North Lucerne Circle East, (800) 444-5289, fax (407) 246-1368, www.orlandohistoricinn.com, overlooking the lake, is a quiet refuge within walking distance of downtown.
Michael took quiet refuge at the town library, where he read biographies: Hesketh Pearson on Wilde and Hazlitt, Hugh Kingsmill on Dickens and Samuel Johnson.
Unlike in Manhattan, where ellipses of restaurants have long dotted residential stretches, the side streets of Park Slope, Brooklyn, have remained a quiet refuge from the busy avenues.
On the pages of the Herald, vote-for-Santa has been superseded by a "Best Pohutukawa photos" competition.Back to top >>BeijingA SMALL bookshop west of Tiananmen Square offers a quiet refuge from the Christmasy glitz of nearby department stores.
Aside from Grandpa, the book's best-rendered character is a sister of Padlock's who gives Mugezi occasional quiet refuge even while taking a leading role in the underground.
