Most people have no idea. But 52 % of all English words come from latin or French. Why is this so ? About 2,000 years ago Roman troops invaded Britain, built forts and garnisons, and then built Adrian Wall to stop the Scot’s ancestors of invanding theirs Southern provinces. Few centuries later, the Vikings invaded […]
On the undressed and soft moor Walking my impromptu on grass floor Melancholic, pensive, open to the unknown Admiring the ingenuous blue lavender on a light brown Immense fields stretching towards the sun Long stems waving like young girls having fun Who, carefree, between Heaven and Earth twist and dance Carried away by their dreams, their […]
Jainism is one of India’s three oldest religions, with roots dating back to at least the mid-first century B.C.E. It is still an important component of Indian culture today. Jainism essentially accepts the law of karma. You will receive what you deserve based on your actions. Positive, constructive behaviours generate their own rewards. Negative, hurtful, […]
A boat rising from the waters Standing, like an innocent arbor Between the sea and the sky, tremor Forgetful of the horizon and the Earth The sun, infinity painter Draws under our amazed eyes The marriage of heaven and water It lifts our souls higher Before the humans go on a spree Asleep […]
Dear followers, 28 February 2022 Even if guessing the outcome of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is daunting, we may this far consider these sheer facts, confirmed by various sources : Whereas the EU-European Union and its 27 members have rarely agreed on key points rapidly, it seems Putin’s agression gathers European steam with the EU airspace being […]
Passages of the 18th and 19th centuries in Paris – Divine all year round When the wind blows or a downpour distracts you from the magnificent buildings of Paris, treat yourself to stunning covered galleries, where you can meet beautiful covered terraces, bel canto cafes, philately and decoration specialists, shoemakers , hatters, engravers and a […]
« A stranger to any denominational formalism as well as to any allegedly racial solidarity, I have felt during my entire life, above all and very simply French. Attached to my homeland by an already long family tradition, nourished by its spiritual heritage and its history, unable in truth to be able to conceive of […]
As you might know, France has been divided in 100 large counties in the late 18th century, called ‘Départements’ in French. They run from Ain (01) to Val d’Oise (95) and the famous overseas ‘Départements’ called Reunion island, Mayotte (both in the Indian Ocean), French Guyana (next to Brasil), Guadeloupe, Martinique and St-Pierre-et-Miquelon (next to French […]
All the visitors will tell you : TGV trains are fabulous and bring you to Aix-en-Provence and Marseilles from Paris within 3 hours. Indeed, the French trains speeding up to 360 kmph get you seated with double-decker trains all the way with joy and positive thoughts all the way in. French Southeast and Southwest have […]
As most of you may know, NOTRE-DAME cathedral on the Seine river and SACRE-COEUR basilique are the most visited monuments in France, an average of 14m and 11 millions a year from 2000 till today (except for the recent months). Created after the French revolution, Montmartre used to be a tiny village from 1790 till […]
LETS’S CARE ABOUT FUTURE GENERATIONS ! Have you thought of cycling the Tour de France once a year as many cyclists and I do, with an average of 300 km a month on your wheels ? Yes, you may keep cycling under the rain with a raincoat, in the wind, and even on the snow […]
From June 1st to June 5th, 1944, Radio-London, with the special authorization given by Churchill to De Gaulle’s Radio Team, using the BBC antennas, did repeat several times the first 3 verses of Paul Verlaine’s poetry named ‘Fall Song’ or ‘Chanson d’Automne’, starting with « Les sanglots longs des violons de l’automne ». They were coded messages […]
WE EUROPEANS have been organized in hundreds of Human societies for over 90,000 years now and have since the 1950s, in the last 70 years, been building the EEC, the European Economic Community, and now the EU, strong of some 545 millions of citizens, in association with Norway, Iceland and Switzerland, before the chaotic BREXIT, chosen by […]
CORONAVIRUS or COVID19 Case Study A major international crisis URGENT measures to take Since December 2019 in China (as early as Nov.17th for case 0), the world has been hit by a new dangerous virus called #Coronavirus or #COVID19. This virus appears in WUHAN, 11m inh, 7th largest metropolis in China, Head City of HUBEI, […]
BREXIT IS NOT A GAME ! British politicians are egoistically playing the future of millions of UK citizens without noticing .. but their responsibilities & consequences will be HUGE if the UK goes for a ‘No-DEAL’ decision ! Official Brexit official date (known since 2017) is Friday 29th March, 2019 in 52 days precisely (This […]
I do perfectly remember the quarter-finals between Yannick Noah and Ivan Lendl back on that 31st May, 1983, which led to his final victory in the finals vs Wilander. I was singing on that May day «Allez Yannick !» And more than singing, I was throwing piles of encouraging words to Yannick from the upper […]
