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Gift food boxes, Nakamisa-dori market, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Mosaic depicting the Three Kings bringing gifts to the Holy Child, 6th century basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Europe

A busy beach scene with people enjoying various activities. Lifeguards are present, and some individuals are surfing in the water. The beach is sandy and wet, with a cloudy sky overhead.

Ponte Romana de Tavira (Roman Bridge) spanning the River Gilao (Rio Gilao), present structure dates from 1667, town of Tavira, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Old fashioned Telephone (Telefone) box kiosk in street of traditional Portuguese village, Cacela Velha, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Torre de los Alumbres, Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata national park, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Old gold mine buildings, Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata natural park, Almeria, Spain, Europe

Snow-coverd Christian Orthodox wooden church of St. Michael dating from the 18th century, transferred to present site from western Ukraine village of Medvedov, Smichov, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Cultivated roses, grown in the Dades Valley region, High Atlas, Morocco, North Africa

Altar at Chinese temple, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Laufas historic farmstead, the large turf farm house was built between 1866 and 1870, the present church in 1865, north of Akureyri, Iceland, Polar Regions

Laufas historic farmstead, the present church built in 1865, north of Akureyri, Iceland, Polar Regions

A site dedicated to those killed during the Khmer Rouge conflict at Choueng Ek, Phnom Pehn, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Lisbon Book Fair, one of the oldest cultural festivals held at Eduardo VII Park (Parque Eduardo VII), the largest park of Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

The Way of Abundance, archaeological site of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Kiyomizu-Dera, an ancient temple first built in 798, with present buildings dating from 1633, Kansai Region, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Detail of Kiyomizu-Dera, an ancient temple first built in 798, with present buildings dating from 1633, Kansai Region, Honshu, Japan, Asia

The ruins of the ancient Roman and Byzantine city of Bet Shean, Bet Shean National Park, Israel

Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Timurid tilework on tower of the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Timurid tilework on a tower of The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

X-ray style painting of a wallaby at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Warrior frieze at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

X-ray style fish at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Painting of a turtle at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Akumrenu Emmanuel, a cocoa farmer, happy due to VSO present in Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Luliana, child of a cocoa farmer, happy due to VSO present in Ghana, West Africa, Africa

The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Rainbow Serpent at the Aboriginal rock art site at Ubirr Rock, Kakadu National Park, where paintings date from 20000 years old to present day, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Inside The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but built in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305 AD, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great but built in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305 AD, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Lavtey Amds, a cocoa farmer, happy due to VSO present in Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Well inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Sao Antonio church, originally a wooden chapel built in 1702, the time of the first explorers, its present facade dates from 1810 and is by Aleijadinho, Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpocheÂ¬Ã†s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Whalebone Alley, female tourist standing around still intact extremly old inuit elder grave, skeleton still present. Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.

Commercial parasailing operations off the west side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA. MORE INFO Parasailing in Hawaii is limited seasonally to times of the year when humpback whales are not present.