There is moisture in the air

Woke this morning to see that there had been some precipitation overnight - not much but the ground showed some sign of being wet.

This is the first moisture we have seen since 13 July!

The plan today was to go into the city look at a few sights and then for Sherry to have a look at some more shops (and there are a lot of them) so after watching some of the election debate on live stream we walked into the city- it takes about 15 minutes - and made for the western point of the historic area to the Arc de Triomphe.

That another city has such a structure given that the one we only hear about is on the Champ Élysées in Paris seems strange it is true as the Arc look quite magnificent at the top of the boulevard 

It was built in honour of King Louis XIV in the 17th century and is a copy of the Paris arch.

Behind it was the Chateau D'Eau, the water tower built at the same time as the Aqueduc Saint- Clement in 1754. The Aqueduct supplied water to the town from the springs in the town of Saint-Clement & the water tower (above) held the city's water reserves.

The whole area is known as the Place Royale Du Peyrou which provides the setting for the mounted statue of Louis XIV, the Arc de Triomphe, water tower and the aqueduct

Looking through the water tower across Place Royale Du Peyrou, with the statue and the Arc De Triomphe in the background 

Just before you pass by the Arc De Triomphe there sits the Palais De Justice, the courthouse built in the neo-classical style in 1853

The whole area which is located at the top of rue Foch made for a very pleasant morning and as said the early part of the afternoon was given over to shops.

Mid afternoon we walked back to the apartment and as we neared "home" some drops of moisture rained upon us - it was a nice feeling to experience another side of nature if only briefly.

This evening we took the tram back into town for a meal and a wander around.

Another day of our holiday locked and loaded.