The Commercial Arcade is 200 years old.…

There was a celebration party yesterday evening to mark the actual day.
The pic of Notre Monde will bring back memories; though my memories go back to the tea shop that was there earlier.

My saying today is ‘repair (to somewhere)’
The phrase "repair to" a place, meaning to go there, has an interesting origin. It stems from the Old French word "repairer," which meant "to return" or "to go back". This Old French word is derived from the Latin "repatriare," meaning "to return to one's own country," which is also the root of the English word "repatriate". So, while "repair" in the sense of "fix" comes from a different French and Latin root ("reparer" from "reparare"), the "repair to" construction is a separate word with its own etymology.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
Old French "repairer":
This word, meaning "to return" or "to go back," is the direct ancestor of the "repair to" construction in English.
Late Latin "repatriare":
This word, meaning "to return to one's own country," is the root of the Old French "repairer".
English "repair":
The word "repair" in the sense of "to fix" or "to mend" has a different origin, coming from the French "reparer" and ultimately from the Latin "reparare".
Therefore, when you say "repair to," you're using a word that is etymologically linked to returning or going back, rather than to fixing or mending.