A WEEKEND WITH NATURE
Looking out of my window this morning where a storm is raging over Paris, I wonder if our two days of summer are over? For the first time in a long time the weekend was sunny and warm with a lot going on. Pierre suggested that we went to see the Albert Khan gardens in Boulogne - on the outskirts of Paris. Just a bit of background as it is certainly worth it. Albert Khan was born in Marmoutier in 1860. His family was relatively well off and belonged to small Jewish community. He came to Paris to live when he was 16 and later in 1898 created his own bank - and became very rich with a colossal fortune. What I have always appreciated with this man is the following:- Albert Kahn was convinced that a knowledge of foreign societies encourages respect and peaceful relations among peoples. From 1898 onwards, armed with the necessary financial resources, he set up the series of bursaries he called Autour du Monde – "Around the World" – and founded the Chair of Human Geography