London and the Olympics
Posted by charles in Athletes, Cities, Entertainment, London, Places on 14. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
The race is already on. London has Olympics Fever. While I was there, many thousands of people were hoping they would win the race for Olympic Games tickets in the lottery. I was in London recently on business, as I am writing a book called Amazing Olympians. It tells the personal stories of 12 people who [...]
Who Do You Believe?
Posted by charles in Places, Self Development on 12. Aug, 2011 | 1 Comment
Who will tell you the truth? Some people think a priest will do so. Politicians sometimes do so. Maybe a policeman will. But, who can you rely on for real news and views of what is happening around you? After travelling the world, I have found two groups of people really know what is going [...]
The Eiffel Tower
Posted by charles in Cities, Inventors, Life Stories, Paris, Places on 03. Aug, 2011 | 1 Comment
Walking through Paris, the City of Light, one late June evening, I passed by the Eiffel Tower. As it stood majestically above me, I wondered what inspired Gustave Eiffel to come up with such an outstanding design? How did it all come together? It must have been quite a project! So, I decided to conduct a virtual [...]
Big Ben
Posted by charles in Cities, London, People, Places on 02. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
On my recent travels, I went to London and sailed up the River Thames to the Houses of Parliament. The great building was designed by Charles Barry…… but how many people would recognize his name? He won the competition to rebuild Parliament from 96 other applicants. The previous building was destroyed by a fire during 1834. [...]
