The Prisoner of Chillon

"There are seven pillars of Gothic mould,

In Chillon's dungeons deep and old,

There are seven columns, massy and grey,

Dim with a dull imprison'd ray."

By Lord Byran

On Monday we went to the Castle of Chillon. The Castle of Chillon is a Castle that fills all of a small island's space. Grandpa stayed in the car while Grandma, Mom, Regan, Reyna, and I went inside the Castle of Chillon. We first went into the Dungeon, Execution Room, and the Jail. I really enjoyed all of the history about the Prisoner and all of the underground rooms. In the Dungeon Lord Byran actually carved his name into the wall. After the underground part, we walked through the courtyards and through lots of rooms. The rooms that stood out to me the most were the bathroom and the Emperor's room. The bathroom has two big holes to sit on, one for the Emperor and one for occasional guests. He and his guest would talk while going numbers 1 and 2. The holes went at least 20 feet down until Lac Leman. In the Emperor's room there are paintings on the wall that you could hardly see some parts. The border of the window in the Emperor's room is blue. Blue is one of the most expensive colors at the time, so it was a very rare color to see. After that we were in the ramparts of the Castle. We were able to get from the ramparts to The Keep, the highest point in the castle and where they kept all of there riches. At the time, when the castle would be attacked, the entrance we took would be guarded. When the Emperor had to escape quickly, someone lowered a ladder for him and he climbed in through the window. We climbed to the top of that tower. That was a really fun day.