I'm not afraid of heights. I just really respect them. That is why I stay away from the edge!
James Hauenstein
James Hauenstein
1975, 1977, 1980, 1982: Paris, France
It took four visits to Notre Dame Cathedral for me to get up enough courage to climb the South Tower.
The picture of me and the cat is M.I.A.
The picture of me and the cat is M.I.A.
1996: The Hasmonean Tunnels in Jerusalem
and the Judaean Desert
We visited the claustrophobic tunnels just months after they opened.
Our jeep ride in the Judaean Desert caused a great deal of acrophobia.
Below is a photo of the five of us: our guide Ezra, Jordan, me, Stephanie, and Dava.
This is as close as I could bring myself to the edge for a picture of the Dead Sea.
2002: Rhodes, Greece
I thought the guide with the hoodie, a type of bird, at the Palace of the Grand Masters, was quite delicious.
The ramparts at the Palace of the Grand Masters in Rhodes were too high for me!
2006: Austin, Texas
The Hilton Austin is the only place where I ever got stuck in an elevator.
2008: The Scottish Highlands
The Land of Sheep, Grass, and Castles
Edinburgh ghost tour was a night of claustrophobic horror.
The tour started at the Tardis, the old police phone booths made famous by Dr. Who.
This is our ghostly tour guide in the 17th century close under the streets of Edinburgh.
People from all over the world leave dolls for poor wee Annie.
2009: IB Conference in St. Louis, Missouri
A trip to the Gateway Arch did not include a ride to the top on a tram
due to claustrophobia, acrophobia, and aging.
I sat in the model of the old tram car, but we didn't make it up to the top!
2008: Arenal Bridge in Costa Rica
I overcame my fear of heights on the hanging bridges at Mistico Park in Arenal
because it were as though I was walking on top of the trees
It's easy to see from these photos why walking the roof of the rain forest wasn't scary!
You couldn't see all the way down, only beautiful plants and trees.
 |  |
