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<\/a>Hail to the Ceasar<\/p><\/div>\n
Today we sleep in a bit and then head out around 1000. We start by walking to the Maison Carree a temple built between 2 and 5 AD by the Emporor Augustus for the colony of Nemausus (now Nimes). It was built on a platform dominating the public square and its proportions are similar to the Temple of Apollo in Rome. It was surrounded by a forum and a neighborhood where some of the homes and area have been dated back to 100 BC.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Potatoes Are Us<\/p><\/div>\n
We are near the covered market here she go check out Les Halles as we are always curious what food might be there. One stall has pretty much potatoes with some onions hanging from the rafter. <\/p>\n
<\/a>Where the Aqueduct ended in Nimes<\/p><\/div>\n
After the market, we walk and find the Castellum Aquae, the Roman aqueduct distribution site. This is where the Pont du Gard aqueduct terminated and then the local distribution was started with a series of pipes that led to more pipe lines. It is pretty cool to see the termination point of what we saw yesterday.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Tour Magne<\/p><\/div>\n
After consulting our map, we wind our way through streets and climb up some steps to get to an entrance of the Jardins de la Fontaine. The Fontaine spring, still flowing today, is what coerced people to settle her before the aqueduct was built. It is all uphill to the Tour Magne, an old Roman Tower, that is on the hilltop here and visible from town. From the tower, we stroll the gardens, slowly descending, and find the spring. There are some very beautiful water lilies blooming in the pond below it.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Built in 25 AD<\/p><\/div>\n
We keep going until we find the Temple of Diane. It almost looks like a set out of a Indiana Jones movie. Built around 25 AD, it is part of an Augusteum, a sanctuary devoted to the cult of the Emperor and his family. It was most likely used for celebrations and it is not clear what the association to Diana, the goddess of hunting, may have been.<\/p>\n
<\/a>CNC Jardins<\/p><\/div>\n
We descend just a little further to the lower level of the park. There are water features and a nosy swan who comes to check me out as we are taking a picture. A couple from Australia asks Carol to take a picture of them which leads to a 25 minute conversation.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Charlie is Famous<\/p><\/div>\n
It is now time for us to leave so we can make our lunch reservation. Along the way, we find a shrine to me, so we have to stop and pay homage. Then we make it back to Le Hef Rafael. Today’s special of the day is duck. We order an entree of tomato tartare, one plat of duck, and one plat of the Camembert. Like last time, everything is fantastic. Carol gets ice cream again for dessert, where I go with a panna cotta in violet sauce.<\/p>\n