[cliveh]

I was with a friend, drinking a beer at one of those small outside tables with three legs (guéridons) boulevard Saint-Germain-des-Prés (you pronounce that with a close e in Prés and an open e in Germain, avoid sounding the final "t" and all should be fine .

Thanks for this advice, but I thought that is exactly as I pronounced it. However, one guy still took issue with this.