Visitors take pictures at the flower show in Hong Kong. Organizers expect around 500,000 visitors for the annual event that includes pristine show gardens from competing local districts, lavish international flower displays, and more than a dash of kitsch.
Day in Photos, March 15, 2013

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Visitors take pictures at the flower show in Hong Kong. Organizers expect around 500,000 visitors for the annual event that includes pristine show gardens from competing local districts, lavish international flower displays, and more than a dash of kitsch.

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South Korean army soldiers patrol along a barbed-wire fence at sunset near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul. Busloads of tourists still show up to gawk at the world's most heavily fortified border.

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Tourists view newly-printed pictures of the newly-elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, at a souvenir shop near the Vatican in Rome.

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Police block the traffic at M1-M7 highway outside of Budapest, as heavy snow hits Hungary.