The Throwback may refer to a 1978 satirical novel by Tom Sharpe where, as with all Tom Sharpe novels (apparently), chaos ultimately ensues! Throwback (Vol. 1) is also a 2004 Boyz 2 Men R&B Funk Album, and a Throwback is at the same time the American brand name used by PepsiCo for its soft drinks that use beet sugar as a sweetener instead of high fructose corn syrup (however since 2014 in most areas they've replaced the name with the -- I guess -- more classic "Pepsi-Cola Made With Real Sugar"). But here, throwback simply means that I'm posting pictures of bygone days when we lived in France and everything was more-or-less photo-worthy.
And there we are just hanging out on the steps of the Château de Vizille, held during the French Wars of Religion by the Catholics until 1593 when it was bought by the leader of the Protestant army, owned later by the Perier family until the late nineteenth century, and becoming property of the French State -- and a summer residence for the President -- until 1973 when it was given to the Community of Isère where it is now the home to the museum of the French Revolution. The sun shone, the birds sang, and the fresh mountain air left our legs feeling wispy, and ready for a rest on the castle steps.
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