(33) Magic carpet ride

For a people famous for its somberness, the Japanese can sometimes become extremely self-ridiculing. In this shot from the state TV station NHK, the anchor and commentators fly on a CGI flying carpet above Bahrein for a better look on the country’s uprising. 

(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr)