March 14, Saint-Ismier.
Last week we also went to the castle of Vizille, a small town outside of Grenoble, with my mother's friend, Monique, and the kids. Monique had brought several bags full of old bread for the kids to feed the ducks, swans and fish that live in the park.
The castle figures prominently in the history of the French Revolution as its owner at that time, Claude Perrier, a rich businessman, opened it in 1788 to one of the first Estates-General convocations in the country. The original castle dates back to the year 996, when it belonged to the bishop of Grenoble, and became a royal residence in 1349.
To the kids none of that mattered, only the swan biting at Dylan's hand as he tried to feed him, only the fat carps darting for the pieces of bread thrown their way.
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