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Cherry Blossoms, Japan

 

Cherry Blossoms, Japan

 

In Japan the nighttime viewing of cherry blossoms in spring, like these at Kyoto’s Hirano Shrine, is a special event. “The cherries’ only fault: the crowds that gather when they bloom,” wrote Saigyo, a 12th-century poet.

 

Temple of Haroeris and Sobek

 

 

Temple of Haroeris and Sobek

The Temple of Haroeris and Sobek in Kom Ombo, Egypt, is located on a bank of the Nile about 30 miles north of Aswan. A nighttime river cruise is one of the best ways to approach the temple, which was built during the Ptolemaic period.

 

Pohnpei, Micronesia

 

Pohnpei, Micronesia

A spear fisherman holds a fish in the shallow waters above a reef in Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. The island, halfway between Manila and Honolulu, has adventure opportunities galore: Kiteboard the cross-shore winds at Sokhes Pass, dive the reefs of the outer atolls, or hike to one of Pohnpei’s shampoo-ad-worthy waterfalls that tumble out of the high country—where rainfall averages 400 inches annually—into cool, swimmable pools.

 

Notre Dame Gargoyle, Paris

 

Notre Dame Gargoyle, Paris

 

Perched atop Notre Dame Cathedral’s North Tower, a storied Gothic gargoyle looms over Paris from its unique vantage point above point zero, the site from which distances to the rest of France are measured.

 

 

 

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