Arrival in Paris - and What I Wore

Thank you to everyone who followed along on instagram - Paris was amazing!!! 
Looking forward to sharing new discoveries and old discoveries in upcoming posts.



After arriving in Paris mon ami E. and I could not drop our luggage off at our flat in the
Le Marais 4th arrondissement quickly enough. We paused only long enough to throw some water on our jet-lagged faces, grab jackets and dashed out the door to explore what would be our neighbourhood for the next 10 days.

Sitting on the steps of Notre Dame des Blancs-Manteaux 
located at 12 Rue des Blancs-Manteaux literally steps from our flat  

We quickly discovered that our favourite tea provider was located minutes away ...
and just the medicine we needed for the jet-lag that was settling in (as you can see in my eyes).

Tea and scrumptious bite to eat ...

ummm.... I think I may have thoroughly enjoyed every last morsel!!!

Mariage Frères was established in 1854 and I was introduced to it's amazing teas during my 2011 trip to Paris. I'll be sharing more about this amazing salon de thé in future posts.

Layering is key to dressing in Paris - the weather can change very quickly. And yes there is a scarf in my bag (just in case). What I wore: jacket - Banana Republic; peasant blouse - Simply Irresistible; jeans - Suko Jeans; shoes - Converse sneakers; sunglasses - Gucci; leather handbag - B. Makowsky.

If you missed my article 5 Benefts of Taking a Vacation When Life is Spinning out of Control on Resilientista.com  you can read it here.

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Afternoon Tea Experience - Windsor Arms & What I Wore

Long time readers of HHL already know I LOVE afternoon tea and the tea room at Windsor Arms is one of my very favourites in Toronto. I have wonderful memories of sharing tea with friends there, over the years. It started out as an after Christmas shopping trip in Yorkville treat with some girl friends years ago; evolving over the years to outings for birthday celebrations, girl friend catch ups on life's ups and downs (lots of laughs and tears have been shared here) and other times for no reason other than we love afternoon tea. 

So, when friend E. invited me to tea at Windsor Arms -

 there was no hesitation, "only when and what time?"

Image Via Windsor Arms

We arrived for our 3:00 p.m. sitting and I was happy to be seated in the purple room. There are three areas where tea is served and this is my fav and preferred choice. Something about the room is inviting, calming and relaxing (I think I have taken tea at every table in this room).

 

The Afternoon Tea Menu...

A choice of our Loose-Leaf Teas

Fresh Scones with Preserves and Devon Cream

A Presentation of Fresh Sandwiches:

Potato Blinis with Smoked Salmon Rosette

Pinwheel Egg Salad

Vegetarian with Sundried Tomato Paste and Dill Cream Cheese

Croque Monsieur

Goat Cheese and Caramelized Shallot Tart

Petits Fours

* neither E. or I are crazy about egg salad - so our waiter kindly replaced them with other sandwiches, without a fuss.

The potato blinis with smoked salmon are my fav!! actually it's a tie between them and the goat cheese and caramelized tart. The scones are always delightful and topped with Devon cream and WA's homemade strawberry, raspberry preserves become a party in your mouth. I'm usually giddy with the Petits Fours - but this time the lemon poppy seed cupcake was a little dry and the chocolate cup a bit bland. E. was quite pleased with the lemon meringue bite. 

Life is good!

E. is a little camera shy ... 

This chandelier always takes my breath away ... 

did I mention how much I LOVE afternoon tea at Windsor Arms? 

HHL Rating (this visit): out of 5

  

What I wore: jeans-Suko; belt- Hermes; t-shirt - Ralph Lauren Sport; jacket - Banana Republic; shoes -Anna Marino; sunglasses - Gucci; necklace - WHBM

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