On Wednesday , October 5 we left Sarlat, located in the Dordogne region of southern France, and drove north to our home for the next 4 nights. We are staying in Tours, in the Loire Valley. Our apartment is on a pedestrian street in the old area of town. The apartment is very old and full of details like ceiling beams, wall beams, etc. The bathroom and kitchen are modern, and that’s all that counts for us.

On the drive north we stopped in a town called Oradour-sur-Glane. The original village was destroyed 4 days after D-Day, when 643 of its inhabitants were massacred by Nazi troops. They killed almost every man, woman and child present and then they destroyed the village and disposed of the bodies. Only 6 people escaped and that’s how they know what happened. The village is now a permanent memorial. The new village was constructed nearby. We first walked through the visitors center to learn about the massacre, then we walked around the village. It was very emotional.

After settling into our apartment we found a place for dinner down the street. I couldn’t ask for a better location to be staying in.