I'm going to France!

I'm traveling to Lyon, France in a few weeks to speak (on behalf of one of my professors) at an LED conference.  Luckily enough the conference is being held at the same time as Lyon's annual Festival of Lights.  The pictures I've seen make it look really amazing!

I also heard Lyon a very food-oriented city so I'm looking forward to drinking some wine and eating some crepes.  I don't speak a lick of French, though, which complicates things.  I imagine it it might be like this sketch from Big Train.