47 Beautiful Scenic Pictures

1 Tourists walking past Peter and Pawel Fortress in St.Petersburg, Russia, is reflected in a puddle 

April 7, 2006. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

 

2 Tourists visit the famous ancient windmills in the village of Campo de Criptana at the Castilla-La Mancha region in central Spain April 16, 2006. La Mancha windmills are part of the Miguel de Cervante's Don Quixote, Spain's most famous literary character. REUTERS/Victor Fraile

3 Balloons fly across the Bristol city centre during the 2006 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in southwest England August 8, 2006. The four day annual event includes concerts and mass balloon launches. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty

4 A Bedouin rides a camel in a desert near the tourist resorts in Sharm el Sheikh August 22, 2006. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

5 Leaves are coloured red in a vineyard during a sunny autumn day near Ueberlingen at lake Constance October 26, 2006. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic

6 A man flies his model airplane on a autumn evening at dusk in Dornbirn some 20 kms (13 miles) from lake Constance November 14, 2006. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic

7 A man flies his model airplane on a autumn evening at dusk in Dornbirn some 20 kms (13 miles) from lake Constance November 14, 2006. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic

8 A man walks through Berlin's public Tiergarten park on a sunny autumn day November 16, 2006. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

9 A woman walks through thick fog in Leicester, central England December 21, 2006. The thick fog at many of the country's airports left many passengers fearing they will not be able to join their families abroad in time for Christmas, while others dreaming of a winter holiday on the beach have given up hope. REUTERS/Darren Staples

10 A girl looks out over fog covered Leicestershire countryside, central England December 21, 2006. The thick fog at many of the country's airports left many passengers fearing they will not be able to join their families abroad in time for Christmas, while others dreaming of a winter holiday on the beach have given up hope. REUTERS/Darren Staples

11 A dogsled team carries tourists down the frozen Torne River in Jukkasjarvi, above the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden, December 24, 2006. REUTERS/Bob Strong

12 A lone stroller stares out to sea beyond a row of beach huts as a cold front sets in over Muizenberg in Cape Town, August 12, 2003. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

13 Horses are ridden through a snow-covered Hyde Park in central London, January 24, 2007. REUTERS/Toby Melville

14 Cattle walk through the mist and snow on the North Downs near Maidstone, Kent, in south-east England, January 25, 2007. Winter showers were expected to continue in the region throughout the day, though few major railways or road problems have so far been reported. REUTERS/Toby Melville

15 A couple runs along Lake Michigan in 6 degree Fahrenheit (-14 degree Celsius) weather before sunrise in Chicago, February 2, 2007. REUTERS/John Gress

16 Joggers brave the weather as they make their way through Saint James's park in London February 8, 2007. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

17 Lanterns are hung along a street during the lunar new year season in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, February 21, 2007. REUTERS/Tim Chong

18 St.Paul's Cathedral is seen from the restaurant floor of the Tate Modern gallery in London March 15, 2007. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico

19 People look at waters of the Neva River, which carries ice floes from upstream to the Gulf of Finland, in St. Petersburg March 22, 2007. The temperature in Russia's second largest city rose to 12 degrees Celsius (54 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday. Picture is rotated 180 degrees. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

20 A rowing boat floats as clouds are reflected on Loch Linnhe in Fort William, western Scotland, May 12, 2007. REUTERS/Darren Staples

21 A couple stands at the embankment of the Volga River in Samara, about 1000 km (620 miles) southeast of Moscow May 18, 2007. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

22 Icebergs are reflected in the calm waters at the mouth of the Jakobshavn ice fjord near Ilulissat in this photo taken May 15, 2007. REUTERS/Bob Strong

23 A father and his daughter look at a giant lantern in the shape of a traditional house during a lantern exhibition featuring more than 500 creations at a park in Guangzhou, the capital of China's southern province of Guangdong, September 5, 2003. The Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, falls on September 11 this year. REUTERS/China Photo

24 Members of the public take to their skates after a special gala evening to herald the opening of the fourth annual Somerset House ice rink in
the courtyard of Somerset House, London, November 26 2003. REUTERS/David Bebber

25 Tourists enjoy the sunset at Kovalam beach in the southern Indian state of Kerala October 1, 2005. Kerala is a popular tourist destination. REUTERS/Dipak

26 The George Washington Bridge, which spans the Hudson River and connects New York City (R) with New Jersey, looms above a dense early morning fog in this photograph taken from Fort Lee, New Jersey, January 30, 2006. Fog covered the New York area early Monday as another day of above normal temperatures was forecasted for the northeast United States. REUTERS/Mike Segar

27 A pair of Swans are reflected in the lake in the southern Bavarian town of Kochel, about 80km (50 miles) south of Munich during a warm autumn day October 14, 2005. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

28 A goose stands by an empty bench in thick fog in London October 17, 2005. British experts from the body that discovered the flu virus in 1933 will travel to southeast Asia to boost global cooperation on fighting bird flu and other new infections, the Medical Research Council said on Monday. Chief medical officer, Liam Donaldson, said a bird flu pandemic could result in at least 50,000 deaths in Britain. REUTERS/Russell Boyce

29 Dark clouds approach as a lone bird flies past the Millennium Wheel in London, July 8, 2004. A blast of winter weather blew away the British summertime on Wednesday as strong winds and heavy rain battered southern England and Wales, felling trees, disrupting traffic and cutting power to thousands of homes. REUTERS/Matt Dunham

30 Indonesian villagers push their bicycles across a bamboo bridge as sun rises behind them outside Yogyakarta city in Central Java. Indonesian villagers push their bicycles across a bamboo bridge as the sun rises behind them outside Yogyakarta city in Central Java July 24, 2004. The bridge was built by surrounding communities aimed to ease hours of walking. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo

31 A Chilean boy plays soccer at the Normal Park in Santiago, March 19, 2004, on the last day of summer. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

32 An Australian man holds a candle on Kuta beach during a vigil on the Indonesian resort island of Bali October 12, 2005. Bali on Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the 2002 nightclub blasts that claimed the lives of 202 people, mostly tourists, including 88 Australians. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

33 Frosted trees are seen in the middle of vineyards in the Alsace region countryside near Strasbourg, France, January 11, 2006. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

34 People look out from atop Primrose Hill as the sun sets over London November 16, 2003. Many Londoners were out enjoying the crisp but sunny weather as daylight hours shorten with the approach of winter. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

35 A person enjoys a walk on a sunny spring afternoon near the southern German town of Lindau, May 8, 2005. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic

36 A man walks through a snow-covered park in Tervuren near Brussels February 27, 2004. Heavy snowfall slowed traffic across Belgium and forced the delay or cancellation of flights at the international airport. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

37 A cyclist rides along the Saskatchewan River as the sun rises in Saskatoon, March 8, 2004.REUTERS/Shaun Best

38 The Cathedral of the Resurrection on Blood reflects in the melting ice of the Griboedov Canal in central St.Petersburg, March 10, 2004. The cathedral was built on the site of Alexander II's murder, who was killed as a result of a bomb thrown by a student in March 1881. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

39 Lights from the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan skyline are reflected in the East River after sundown on November 17, 2004. REUTERS/Peter Morgan

40 The sun sets on Uluru (Ayers Rock), about 350 kilometres (220 miles) south west of the central Australian town of Alice Springs April 19 2004. 40 years ago Uluru, which belongs to the Anangu Aboriginal people, was visited by around 1,000 tourists annually. Since then it has become one of Australia's major tourist destinations, attracting 400,000 visitors every year. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne

41 The sun sets above Yenisei river in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, December 21, 2004. The Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice, the shortest day-and longest night-of the year falls on Tuesday when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn.

42 Tourists explore sand dunes in the Mauritanian desert near the capital Nouakchott July 29, 2005. Western nations will support the military junta that staged a bloodless coup in Mauritania if it shows it can live up to its promise of organising democratic elections, diplomats said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

43 A women walking with an umbrella along the shoreline of Lanikai Beach during a brief sunrise sunshower in Kailua, Hawaii, May 28, 2004. Hanauma Bay about 20 miles south of Lanikai Beach topped the 14th annual ranking out today from Stephen Leatherman, the florida environmenal scientist known as Dr. Beach. Hawaii's beaches have dominated the number one position althoughtFlorida beaches were most numerous on Leatherman's most recent list,. Hawaii's Hanalei Bay on the north shore of Kauai also earned a spot. Kaanapali Beach on Maui, last year's national winner, was excluded from the survey as was Lanikai Beach. Once a beach earns the top spot on Leatherman's list as Lanikai and Kaanapali Beach did in years past, he removes it from consideration. REUTERS/Lucy Pemoni

44 Britain's Houses of Parliament are seen during a rain shower in London January 17, 2005. REUTERS/Russell Boyce

45 A Sri Lankan man holds an umbrella as he cycles past an overcast bay in the town of Kalmunai on Sri Lanka's east coast January 19, 2005. Sri Lanka upwardly revised its death toll figures on Monday, saying the December 26 tsunami killed at least 38,195 people along the country's south, easst and northern seaboard while more than 6,000 are still missing. REUTERS/Arko Datta

46 Giant waves crash over onlookers washing them off the sea wall of Cape Town's Kalk Bay harbour, August 27, 2005. The two men were later rescued as storms created waves of an estimated nine metres. Picture taken August 27, 2005. REUTERS/Philip Massie

47 Iran Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl