2555 monks gather in Soi 55, Sukhumvit Road to mark the end of Buddhist year 2555, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

2555 monks gather in Soi 55, Sukhumvit Road to mark the end of Buddhist year 2555, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kyoto, Japan

Man sleeping in a hammock

Rockformation Olgas (Kata Tjuta), Outback, Northern Territory, Australia ***RESTRICTION: Usage: travel catalogue, Industry: Travel and Tourism, Territories: Switzerland, Duration: 1 year, Start date: March 2011, End date: April 2012***

Entrance arch to Santa Monica Pier, from the Pacific Coast Highway. A popular excursion spot for more than a century, the Santa Monica Pier draws crowds daily. From Wikipedia: "The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. The pier contains Pacific Park, a family amusement park with its one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art, solar paneled Ferris wheel. It also has an original carousel hippodrome from the 1920s, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium operated by Heal the Bay, shops, entertainers, a video arcade, a trapeze school, pubs, and restaurants. The west end of the pier is a popular location for anglers.

Young girls with Abkhaz flags wait for their turn to perform during a gala show at the main stadium in Sukhumi, celebrating ten years of "independence" from Georgia, and the ten year anniversary of the end of the war, in Sukhum, Abkhazia.

Colorful bokeh on black background

Red fireworks at night

Fireworks in night sky