A few chilled-out days in Paris seemed like just the thing to quell the autumn blues. Still, when my friend and I arrived in the City of Light last weekend, it felt like we were entering a war zone, with criminal damage and the aftermath of looting evident as we walked to our accommodation. As we strolled through the city on Sunday afternoon, it seemed like a repeat of Saturday’s riots, exploding in the major ornate square of Place de République under the gaze of a 9.5 metre bronze statue of Marianne, inaugurated in 1883. October 18, 2026: Paris France.…

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