Locals talk about La Blonde or La Dame Blanche, the ghost of Humbert de Choulex's wife. He divorced her when she didn't produce a son. The couple lived in the Rouelbeau Castle, whose ruins are a short drive from our home in Vandoeuvres, Switzerland.
The Choulex couple were the first residents of the château built around 1318. It sits on a rise, surrounded by farmland and water, too narrow to serve as a protective moat but great for hearing the song of spring peepers or growing loosestrife and cat and nine tails.
The castle was 52m(171ft) by 39m(128 ft) in width with thick walls. Its four corners had circular towers. Today, only parts of the wall remain. The center is a grassy area where our dog loves to play. Once we scattered flower seeds, but the birds must have feasted because none sprouted.
Sightings of the ghost go back to the 19th century. We've heard she appears on Christmas Eve, but others say if you want to see her, any full moon at midnight will do.
Our family celebrates Christmas Eves by giving books. Then we go to bed to read them. The idea of going to meet the ghost instead could be fun...or not.
My husband said there were three things that would happen if we went on the ghost safari.
- We'd fall asleep and miss the ghost.
- We'd stay there and nothing.
- The ghost would appear and scare the sh-t out of us.
We go to the château regularly with the dog, his treats and a ball, but ALWAYS on a sunny, ghostless day.
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