Christmas lights appear on the streets and walkways of the cities of Brussels (Belgium) (AFP / REUTERS / AFP / DPA)

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Germany Prepares for Holiday Season.Nov. 28, 2013 - Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany(Bernd Wuestneck/DPA/ZUMAPRESS.com) 2

Christmas preparations in the event of Kew in Kew Gardens in South West London. (AFP) 3

Autumn, Kyoto, JapanStairway, Lviv, Ukraine 4

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Stockholm, SwedenSummer Storm, The Alps, France

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Waterfall, Ordesa Valley, Spain Emerald Lake Lodge in Canadian Rocky Mountain7

Algoma Central ,Wisconsin8

11/29/2013: Off-roaders with their sand rails, bikes and quads light up the night at the Oldsmobile Hill sand dune in Glamis, California. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

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alone in Japan

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Jacracanda Street, Sydney, Australia

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Street in Alentejo, Portugal

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Imst, Tyrol, Austria14

Multicolored networks are placed under the olive trees to collect the olives November 27, 2013 in Castagniers, southeastern France. (AFP / VALERY HACHE)

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A bus passes through a snowy near Skopje, Macedonia, on November 27, 2013 game. (AFP / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI)

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Partially frozen Bow River runs through Banff National Park Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada on November 28, 2013. (AFP / JOE KLAMAR)

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A woman is reflected in a puddle while walking near the St.Basil Cathedral at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on November 29, 2013. (AFP / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV)

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A Pakistani walks through a field of mustard flowers in the outskirts of Lahore. (AFP) 19

Finland,Autumn.

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Caribbean Sea21

Imst, Tyrol, Austria22

Palau Islands Colorful sunrise near Mount Hood, Oregon, USA 23

Downtown, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Photographed in the Republic of Moldova by Igor Zenin25

Golden Sunset26

St George Island, Perast, Montenegro

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Valley Gate, The Cascades, WashingtonAutumn Bridge, Herbst, Germany 28

York, England

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Neptune Pool, the outdoor swimming pool at Hearst Castle, California

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Qingdao, China

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Bârsana, Romania

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Spiral Staircase, PolandRainy Day, Kyoto, Japan 33

Grass Roofed Homes, Leynar, Faroe Islands

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Monarch butterflies gather 11/27/2013 at the El Rosario butterfly sanctuary in the Mexican state of Michoacan. - Image credit: EDGARD GARRIDO 35

Winter’s Night, Big Sky, MontanaVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe

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Coron Island Cove, Palawan, Philippines 39

Reflection in Tokyo, Japan Spain Square, Seville - Spain 40

Church of the Good Shepherd, lake Tekapo, New Zealand41

Moai Statues, Easter Island, Chile 42

Culloden Hotel, Belfast, IrelandTop of the World, Cerro Torre, Patagonia, ArgentinaTop of the World, Cerro Torre, Patagonia, Argentina 43

Bran, Braşov County, Romania

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Friends

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The Stair to Galaxy, Taiwan 47

Storm Clouds, Utah

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Starfish Beach Grand Caymantairs in the Clouds, Taiwan

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Manteo Harbor at Dusk.........Near the Outer Banks, North CarolinaPhoto by Gene Bleile

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Stairway, Versailles, FranceSnow Tunnel, Wales 51

Forest Floor, The Redwoods, CaliforniaMountain Storm, Romania

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Seljalandsfoss, IcelandPhotograph by Howard Ignatius

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Mammatus Clouds,Quebec, CanadaPhotograph by MICHEL FILION 54

Split-View, Bora BoraSplit-View, Bora BoraSnow Laden Branches, Vermont 55

Torngat mountains, Labrador, Canada

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12/3/2013: People take pictures of the official match ball for the 2014 World Cup, named "brazuca," which is projected on a building at Lage Park during a presentation ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. (Reuters) 57

DECEMBER 3: The 2013 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)

12/06/2013: Eugene, Oregon. (Brian Davies/The Register-Guard) 58

12/05/2013: The Festival of Lights, Lyon,Artist Damien Fontaine (Robert Pratta/Reuters) 59

Life wins

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