Mirabell Garden, Salzburg, Austria
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Begonias swirling through the Mirabell Gardens, with the palace behind. The Sound of Music filmed “Do-Re-Mi” here.
Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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The Dragon and Tiger Pagodas on Kaohsiung's Lotus Pond. Tradition says to walk in through the dragon's mouth and out through the tiger's, to turn bad luck into good. On a calm afternoon, the whole scene doubles in the water.
Viale della Zitella, Vatican City
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The way out of the Vatican Museums: a double spiral staircase from 1932, built so the people going up never meet the people coming down.
Am Hof, Hallstatt, Austria
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A mute swan drying off on the shore at Hallstatt, as the evening light reached the lake.