http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/08/26/the-view-from-your-window-contest-winner-219/

The image was taken in Siena, Italy the day after “Il Palio di Siena,” aka “the most dangerous horse race in the world.” It is a view looking southward from this address: Vie Dei Termini, 13 Siena, Italy. I was staying on the the fifth floor and had a view westward, which had an obstructed view of a busy street, and a view southward (towards Piazza del Campo), which was straight from my bed. I much preferred the southward view! The best giveaway is the flag in the distance to the left. It is hard to see but is white and black, which denotes Siena itself.