Join Us in France · Sunday, November 1, 2026
Travelers Anne-Marie and Tom Blank recount being in Limoges on October 17th when the city hall was set on fire by individuals they describe as anarchists. They report hearing explosions and smelling smoke from their hotel room, drawing a poignant parallel to a previous visit to the martyred village of Oradour-sur-Glane.
“Got back to our hotel and that's when we realized that the city hall was on fire, and we could see it from our sixth-floor hotel room. We looked out the window, and we saw the plume of smoke and then the… just the flames were just overwhelming.”
“In Limoges it was more like people all dressed in black and face coverings. Yeah. Yep. Not students.”