Throwback Thursday

 

A visit to London.

 Above: picture-perfect Peggy Porschen's pretty pink pastry parlour

Belgravia

 

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3 hours (or less) from Paris

Eurostar 

 

Tuesday Tea

 

Warm colors, hot tea, a chilly November day.

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What's in the bag?

When ordering tea at most traditional Paris cafés, as opposed to tea rooms, a selection of tea bags to choose from will be brought to the table. The teas will usually range from classical blends to herbal infusions a.k.a. tisanes which usually include tilleul and chamomile. Popular brands: Mariage Frères, Dammann Frères, Thé du Hammam, Kusmi Tea, TWG Tea (Ritz Hotel boutique) - BPJ

 

Tuesday tea

 Tea for two in the Passage Vivienne, with a luscious pastry to share.

Tête-à-tea

Teatime at the Café Lapérouse at L'Hôtel de la Marine.

Technicolor teatime

Sidewalk seating in living color.

Tea at the château

More Vaux-Le-Vicomte: a private informal tea

Below: our small press group is joined by one of the castle's gracious owners, Count Alexandre de Vogüé

 

Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte

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Merci à Alexandre de Vogüé, et toute l'équipe

Tea for me

Égoïste means "selfish" and these individual teapots on a shelf at a Right Bank shop make one cup at a time.

Autumn sun

 

With the bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in the background this sidewalk tea salon made an unrivalled setting.