高樓低廈,人潮起伏,
名爭利逐,千萬家悲歡離合。

閑雲偶過,新月初現,
燈耀海城,天地間留我孤獨。

舊史再提,故書重讀,
冷眼閑眺,關山未變寂寞!

念人老江湖,心碎家國,
百年瞬息,得失滄海一粟!

徐訏《新年偶感》

2012年2月5日星期日

Pictures Around the World 2012 Feb05

Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan boy sells cigarettes on a snow-covered street in front of the war torn Darul Aman Palace

New York City, US: Participants in a Soul Train line flashmob during a tribute to the show's creator Don Cornelius
Lima, Peru: A photographer pulls his backdrop across Agua Dulce beach
Saada, Yemen: Followers of Yemen's Shia sect stand on a hill following a ceremony to mark the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad in Dhahian

Versoix, Switzerland: A man walks past an ice-covered car on the frozen waterside promenade at Lake Geneva
Pardubice, Czech Republic: Men and children dressed in traditional folk costumes take part in the traditional Czech Masopust carnival
Chitwan, Nepal: A caretaker at the gharial (crocodile) breeding centre, brushes the teeth of a narrow-snouted crocodile at the Chitwan national park. The endangered species is bred in captivity and released into the wild when they reach adulthood

Washington DC, US: A park police officer uses a limb saw to remove a mask from a statue of Major General James McPherson in McPherson Square
Thechu. Nepal: Nepalese Hindu devotees in a parade carry burning oil lamps during the Swasthani festival
Caracas, Venezuela: Soldiers march during a military parade commemorating the 20th anniversary of Operation Zamora, the failed coup attempt by President Hugo Chávez that helped launch his political career

Rome, Italy: An aerial view of the Colosseum following heavy overnight snowfall. The rare snow forced authorities to stop visitors entering the city's famous tourist sites
Woodder, India: A Kashmiri village woman stands near the site of a gun battle in a village. Two rebels were killed in a gun battle with government forces
St Petersburg, Russia: A pigeon touches water as it tries to drink in a lake on the outskirts of the city as the temperature hit -23C