Bath, in southwestern England, was the first home Jane Austen knew away from her tiny village when she moved here at about age 25. Though the author only lived in Bath from 1801 to 1806 and did little writing here, no doubt this spa city on the River Avon gave her inspiration. After all, Bath was a popular resort at the time for Britain"s upper crust—the posh, mannered society types whom Austen satirized so wittily in novels like "Pride and Prejudice."
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Lantern Festival
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The cycle begins anew
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
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Homeward bound
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
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Harvest season begins
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World Sea Turtle Day
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Antarctica Day
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Decorating for Diwali
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain
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World Theater Day
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Mexican giant cardon cactus
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Killer whales in Spildra, Norway
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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King of the dinosaurs
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Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
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Maloja, Switzerland
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Ministry of Fun Santa School
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Freshwater plants in Aquário Natural, Brazil
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