La Manche

I've never been to England but I've seen it from France! Sadly I've heard thats its cold and rainy from October to April so England might not be hidden for the next few months. You can see a glimmer of la Manche (the English Channel) here from the fortified walls of the Old Town (not very good quality but its pretty in person!) There's something nice about living next to the English Channel, its something that always sounded familiar and far away at the same time.

Unrelated but noteworthy in my book, I learned tonight that merci in response to an offer made by someone else could mean either no thanks or yes please. It depends on body language and if thats not clear than it probably means no. Fortunately I had a teacher from the high school on hand to explain this when the server passed me by on a glass of water. If only I always had a Frenchie there to explain this little quirks. But, live and learn I suppose, c'est la vie. Et bon nuit!