This is about the handiest French phrase I’ve used in Strasbourg yesterday and Paris today. The usual answer is “a little” – but so far it’s working well for me. I actually did 3 years of French. in high school, but I remember about 10 minutes of it. Also I’ve got to remember “oui” and “non”, “sil vous plait” and “merci” instead of “ja”, “nein”, “bitte” and “danke” from last week in Germany. (oh, and “prost” – that got a decent workout last week).
I’m sure I could become quite accustomed to sitting outside a cafe drinking espresso, eating croissants and pastries and watching the world go by.
Anyway, here’s a couple of places I visited today.
Tomorrow, I’m off to the Louvre and Eiffel Tower.
