It could be a perfect Christmas present. Unfortunately you won't manage to get it down before Christmas. You don't have to be an artist, all you need an image editing software to make the sketch, push pins and a lot of time. This project took about 6 months and 9,600 push pins. Take a look.
This time Russian astronaut Dmitry Kondratiev took pictures of his 2 day long journey to the International Space Station. The photos were published in his blog. There are also two other astronauts in the photos - US astronaut Cady Coleman and Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli. Previous part: Blogging from Space (21 pics)
Bled island is located on lake Bled in Slovenia. It's a famous tourist attraction that looks like a place from a fairy tale. The largest building on the island is the Church of the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage.