A small story, but a good one. The peacocks that wander the moat of the Citadelle just had three chicks. They arrived Tuesday, and the museum guards have already lost it, naming the two females "Brigitte" and "Romy", you can guess the rest.
The colony has been here since 1993 (a gift from the commune for the Citadelle's 500th anniversary), grown from five birds then to twelve now. They live in semi-freedom, roost in the courtyard trees, and rule the place with magnificent indifference. The more aggressive ones occasionally steal croissants from tourists eating on the walls.
If you pass the Citadelle this week, bring children. The chicks are easiest to spot late morning, huddled against their mother in a shaded corner of the moat. Don't chase them. Their mother holds grudges.
