Whatever you do spend a little time with sheer beauty

NOT TO BE MISSED

We might not ever see all of these things in our lifetime if it were not for the Internet and photography.
Ceiling over St. Mary's Altar, Krakow , Poland

Corsica, France

Queen Victoria Clock in Chester, England

Prague

Secluded beach Amalfi Coast, Italy

River Seine, Paris

Milan, zodiac sundial, 1768 created by the

Accademia di Brera -Summer solstice the rays strike
the bronze on the floor and for Winter solstice
it stretches to the meridian.

Assos, Kefalonia Island, Greece

Millau Viaduct, France

Switchback Mountain, Tianman Hwy, China

Lighthouse in Sunderland, England

Gate opening to Lake Como, Northern Italy

Astronomical clock, Prague, Czech Republic

St. Petersburg, Russia, up close

Pulpit Rock, Norway

Sheeps Highway, Ireland

Dorset, England

Turquoise River, BC, Canada

Vinhedos do Douro, Portugal

Artic Cathedral, Norway

Peles Castle, Romania

Underwater Roller Coaster in Japan (No, thank you!)

Victoria Falls, Africa

Ireland

The Kremlin, Russia

Micheldever Wood, Hampshire, England

Rocky village, Liguria, Italy

Basque, Spain

Balls Pyramid off the Eastern coast of Australia

Massive Vietnam cave discovered in 2009

Lightning on Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

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MORE photos of cricketers in Kenya added

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Pinto: Blood on Western and Kenyan hands

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The sanctuaries trying to save birds of prey from extinction in Kenya

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