Carcassonne and the Cathars
Posted by charles in Countries, Education, Places, Uncategorized on 29. Oct, 2012 | 0 Comments
Why were they hunted down, brutalized and burnt ? That is what happened to thousands of people called the Cathars, during the so called middle ages. Recently, I took a flight from the UK and went to Carcassone in France. Soon as I arrived at the airport, I saw a sign that said – ‘Welcome to [...]
What I Do and Why
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, People, Places, Self Development on 24. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
People often ask me what I do for a living? The answer is that I search for amazing people and write up each of their life stories in about 1000 words. Each story fits into an audio recording of about 8 to 10 minutes. These are published by The [...]
Amazing Architects and Builders
Posted by charles in Cities, Places on 11. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
City of Nancy This year I made a tour of the eastern part of France including the cities of Dijon, Tours and Nancy. It was a pleasant tour with time to see the countryside and visit the smaller towns also. In each place, I admired the architecture. It is amazing what the architects and builders [...]
Leonardo’ French Home
Posted by charles in Countries, Inventors, Places, Scientists on 19. Nov, 2009 | 2 Comments
While traveling through France, I decided on stop in Amboise, as it was getting late. Having checked into a hotel, I went for a walk on a beautiful summer’s evening. To my surprise, I saw a sign that had the name of Leonardo da Vinci on it. Why would the great Italian artist, architect and [...]
