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A very warm Saturday afternoon in early October 2019 unexpectedly provided a tour back in time.  There was an automobile classic rally with vintage cars and traction steam engines in the Tinkers Park near Hadlow Down village in Eaast Sussex.  A selection of old automobiles, starting with the old buses near the entrance, greeting visitors.  The rally at Tinkers Park dates back to the 1960s and it is one of the oldest such events organized in the affluent South, quite a tradition there. Beautifully restored models from 1940-1950s, treasures in a garage. We have thought of hiding our first family car under a pack of straw in our barn for the next generation to discover but the models from 1990s lack features that could be appreciated, we decided.  We may regret it in the future - the 'old' always appeals, this is what vintage is all about. The venue is owned by Jessett family whose collection of steam traction engines, steam rollers & fair organs stretches back to 1940s.  Th

Every two years, Liverpool is reaching out to promote modern art. Events, installations, artworks, projects are spread across the city, indoors and outdoors.  The title of the 2018 edition: Beautiful world, where are you?  promised to stir reactions over controversial types of art or subjects - as it was in the previous years. In 2004, for example, works by Yoko Ono were presented throughout the city centre, My mummy was beautiful,  a series of photographs of a woman's breast and crotch. Ouch.  Below is a collage collection of what we managed to catch, a small example of the 2018 Liverpool Biennale . We had only seen patches of scattered 'art' around the city's different venues over a span of a few months. The schedule was packed with events.  Tate Gallery and Open Eye Gallery exhibited hectically arranged bits and pieces - trying to make an art out of the litter or unwanted, uninteresting items. What we call the ' gay hammer ' was installed next to Tate. 

The grassroots movement have spread across the world in a few months since its inception in the United Kingdom in May 2018. The momentum was reached in 2019 when many protests were organised worldwide. Activists from the campaign group Rising Up! launched the Extinction Rebellion in Autumn 2018, blocking bridges across the River Thames in London. In Spring 2019, Extinction Rebellion protesters occupied busy sites in central London. In mid-October, there was a two-week series of actions in major cities around the world labelled as " International Rebellion ". Thousands gathered around Westminster, Trafalgar Square, Downing Street and Victoria Embankment on London. A major gathering was held in front of Westminster Abbey. Extinction Rebellion uses protests, disruption and civil disobedience to pressure governments about the 'ecological climate risks, social collapse and sixth mass extinction of species'. A number of activists in the movement accept arrest a

Manchester in Colours In the midst of the busy metropolis, there are many charming,  unique corners.    One of them is the well-established  Chinatown  with the must-have, must-see  Chinese Arch  (upper-left) on Nicholas Street, off Portland Street. Many oriental restaurants and Chinese shops are in the vicinity. Manchester is twinned with Wuhan in China, and it has the second-largest Chinese community in the UK.  Shambles Square (upper-right) contains the timber-framed buildings, the oldest in the city - Old Wellington Inn and Sinclair's Oyster Bar . Near the Piccadilly Station interesting lamp-like shades amongst the glass offices of some importance. A few people know that you can walk a large part of the city centre almost entirely through narrow alleyways . They are hidden in plain sight, and had a fantasy feel of the Harry Potter calibre. Dalton Entry (lower-right), for example, has some surprising art - in the memory of the famous scientist, John Dalton , who invented