Choisy-le-Roi
*Choisy-le Roi* Once I happened to drive across a suburbon town named Choisy-le-Roi, where there is a statue of 'Rouget de Lisle' who is known for writing the 'Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin' in 1792, which would later became 'La Marseillaise' the French National anthem. You know all about that. And again, last year I happened to go to the same town by metro. When I came out of the metro station , first thing I could see was the Church St Nicolas, architecturally the very structure of the church was so uncommon. When I walked past, I could notice the words 'Liberté- Égalité Fraternité' written on the other entrance of the church. I said to myself, Hé, there must be some interesting stuff to learn about this town.... And here goes the story... not story but History! One of the daughters 'légitimée' of Louis XIV had a castle in that 'bourg'. In 1739, after her death, her Chittapa Louis XV started using that castle, as that '...