air kissing, 3 words & a phrase

Enter smiling ... and say, "bonjour" ...

SEE the comments below as well for other helpful tips like "Paris is made up of arrondissements (districts, like suburbs) and each has it’s own unique characteristics. Get to know them in general and it will help you choose where you want to spend most of your time. For instance, much of Paris is closed on Sundays. But, the Marais, arrondissement 4, along with the ile st Louis, the Island next to the Notre Dame, are open and bustling on Sundays. Unless you are at a movie, this is the place to be, or at a Sunday farmers’ market. The cooking schools, Le Cordon Bleu and The Ritz, both offer demonstrations and full on classes for the public which are fun."

November is Open Studio Tour in Montmartre

I need to get to Paris by November ... so I can visit the studios!

the rooster is a symbol of france

... somethings I did not know!

"Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar.”
—Picasso

opaque tights & matching boots

black nail polish and black lipstick! w grey hair ... There seem to be a few things that are everywhere like low boots, silk undershirts, etc

cafe un creme

One of the first things visitors do when they arrive in Paris is to run off to the nearest coffee shop and order cafe au lait ... locals know it's un creme

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/tickets/

Good morning. A book of tickets and a map, please.
Bonjour Monsieur. Un carnet et un plan, s’il vous plait.

One book of tickets, 9 euros 30 please
Un carnet, neuf euros trente, s’il vous plait.

9 euros 30. There you are. Ah, and a map, please
Neuf euros trente. Voila. Ah, et un plan, s’il vous plait.

A map, there you are.
Un plan, voila.