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I’m always fascinated when I see the old pictures of something and then the recent ones, especially with cities. It gives a perception of history that passed by, the changes can clearly be seen, how the city evolved.
So, this time, let’s take a look at the city of London 60 years ago and its pictures from nowadays. 
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Who knew that they could sneak their way over there?!!! 
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Everybody heard a lot about the quality of Chinese automotive industry, but there are also craftsmen who make all of this with their own hands.
Here are a few examples. And though it may all look absurd, these masters are doing a great job, at least they try to turn their dreams into reality.
Let's start with perhaps this car, as I understand it is the Chinese interpretation of a Hummer: 
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Burning Man is an eight-day annual event held in the Black Rock Desert, in Northern Nevada. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening. The event is described by many participants as an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance.
The event was open from the last Monday in August until Labor Day (August 31st to September 7th 2009, so yesterday). In 2008, 49,599 people participated in Burning Man, in 1986, it was only 20 people on a small beach in San Francisco…
It is all about art, music and performance and this year, the theme was “Evolution”.
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An interesting set of funky pictures.
The author clearly loves to represent the world in dark colors and he is doing it good.
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This is incredible how many of materials are not used during the construction and just dumped as a trash. Dan Phillips finds such materials and uses them to build low budget houses. He has built fourteen homes and some of other materials he said he finds on the construction sites, trash heaps or on the side of the road. 
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Excellent selection of the most unusual and creative matchboxes.
Let’s take a look.
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Very interesting idea and realisation. The idea is to recreate the old video games scenes from Lego.
Unfortunately, the author abandoned the project in 2006. 
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Of course she will be surprised in any case, if she doesn’t expect the proposal.
But this guy has done everything right.
He bought a beautiful bouquet; an expensive and beautiful engagement ring, he invited his friends with posters "Marry me" and went to meet his girlfriend at the airport.
Take a look. 
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Another Russian two-bedroom apartment for rent in Moscow. When I saw pictures I said to myself: it cannot be for real.
The rent is of about $ 1,000. It seems that the restoration works have never taken place since 1945. Who would agree to live in a place like that? 
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In fact, this kind of ‘show’ is very common at parties.
And there's nothing wrong with that, but not in the case of this party...
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These are the aircraft used for domestic flights in Russia.
It is clear that the planes have not great comfort conditions there. It may well go in the series of There, I fixed it ;) 
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Do you see two similar lighters? Great.
But one of them is not real :) It is just printed on the paper.
These simple, but at the same time, great illusions are made by Julian Beaver. 
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Vatnajökull is the largest glacier in Iceland. It is located in the south-east of the island, covering more than 8% of the country. With a size of 8,100 km², it is the largest glacier in Europe in volume (3,100 km³) and the second largest in area. The average thickness of the ice is 400 m, with a maximum thickness of 1,000 m. Under the glacier, as under many of the glaciers of Iceland, there are several volcanoes.
So here are some b/w pics of the largest glacier in Europe, don’t miss them, they are beautiful.
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Here is another selection of photomontages but this time, the theme is Fire!!
Fire is dangerous and violent, but fire is beautiful, so, combined with other living elements or not, I find it magical.
Take a look on the excellent works of Photoshop (or other softs) artists.
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Polish Woodstock is actually a response to the Woodstock festival that took place in 1969. Its motto is “Love, Friendship and Music.” But the Polish festival is a charity program made to raise funds for the for children's health.
Thanks to our visitor Dedham who sent us the links for the article.
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Brothers Frederick and Gerrit Braun were fond of model railroads since their childhood and turned their hobby into a lucrative children's museum Miniatur Wunderland, which is annually visited by a huge number of tourists.
Before the upcoming elections on Sept. 27, German political parties imagined the way the elections are going to happen and represented it in miniature in the toy town of brothers Braun.
