An ornamental pond with fountains and traditional garden in a caravanserai converted into a boutique hotel. Dappled forest light An ancient eroded limestone reef

An ancient eroded limestone reef exposed to the baking desert sun

An ancient watchtower on a desert mountaintop overlooking the Gulf of Oman

A mother hippopotamus displays her huge canines protecting her small calf

Polia Condesanta

Commuters race between platforms to catch trains at Ikebukuro Station

An ornamental pond with fountains and traditional garden in a caravanserai converted into a boutique hotel. Dappled forest light An ancient eroded limestone reefAn ornamental pond with fountains and traditional garden in a caravanserai converted into a boutique hotel. The Abbasi Hotel, Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran.