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[QUOTE="Portia1, post: 63746, member: 3565"] In some ways, French and German would have been far more helpful than my Spanish. There were often evenings when I was the only English speaker and the French (both French and Canadian) and Germans, with whom I found myself alot, tended to speak their own languages rather than accomodate me. I do not know either language at all. Now they were extremely accomodating when they wanted to use my Spanish skills (albeit meager) to arrange for something.......then they would speak English to me to ask me to get them a ticket, etc. I took a Kindle for the evenings when I found myself surrounded with people but no one who included me by speaking even a little English. As far as Spanish, knowing please and thank you, can I have a lower/upper bunk, where is the bathroom, how much is the pilgrim's meal--these are all very useful phrases to have under your belt and at the ready. Otherwise a small Spanish dictionary/traveler reference is fine. And remember, hands are the universal language!!!!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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