President Lincoln’s Legacy
Posted by charles in Education, Entertainment on 10. Feb, 2013 | 1 Comment
This week the film on President Lincoln’s life will be distributed. It will be shown, not just in the USA, but in cinemas in many countries around the world. It reflects the interest in a man who stood up for his beliefs. The result was a Civil War and many good people on both sides [...]
Meeting Amazing People
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, Self Development on 19. Jan, 2013 | 1 Comment
Leonardo da Vinci wrote about 20,000 pages in his log books about his work. These note books provide a rich insight into his way of life. He was probably the most prolific blogger of the renaissance. Michelangelo left beautiful sculptures and poems as his legacy. Charles Darwin wrote books that changed our way of thinking [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Travel Through Time
Posted by charles in Cities, Countries, Life Stories, Places on 08. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
I enjoy travelling through time and writing about the amazing people that I meet. For example, I went to Stratford on Avon, England and walked around the house where William Shakespeare was born. Afterwards, I wrote up what I thought he would have said to me about his life. That is what I mean by travelling [...]
Amazing People of London
Posted by charles in Cities, London, People, Places on 03. Apr, 2010 | 3 Comments
In the book, Amazing People of London, I trace the lives of key people and show what they did to make London the city that we know today. If you wander around the streets of London, you will see many monuments to honour those who have made outstanding contributions. The audio is also available . [...]
