We just happened to be walking by my absolute favorite tea shop. I took a few photos so that you could see how wonderful it is (good thing that I took them before I asked, because when I asked if I could take a few pictures, they told me 'preferably not'.)
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| Great teas in beautiful containers and other tea toys. |
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| Tina stopped here and said "Wow, this really looks like a cool Paris street." She was admiring the bend in the street, the plantings from the balconies. |
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| The fun tea pots. |
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| We were pretty impressed that the sugar was melted in water so that it was ready for the iced tea. We had the small deserts and tea. Tina ordered something peachy (turned out to be Bolero that I could buy at my sister's tea store in Dallas,Cultured Cup). I had Roi Montagne. |
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| Tina, standing in the street, trying to decide where she wanted to go next. Not an easy task!! |
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| Marais street scene |
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| I have seen these paintings on several buildings. Does anyone know what this is about? |
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| All of these paintings are signed "THTF". What in the world is this? My new geocaching hobby has made me very suspicious of these types of things. (See answer to this question in the Comments below. Thanks, Ginan!) |
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| Marais District is known for Jewish shops. I thought that this was an interesting window display. |
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| Brightly colored containers from the tea shop. |
French Tea: Mariage Freres - Three Centuries of Savoir-Faire
Mariage Freres Gift Set of French Black & Green Tea
Ahhhh....my tea shop...
ReplyDeleteThank you for the photos. It looks so wonderful and inviting. I dream of it!
I'm looking on the internet and can't find THFT info. We'll keep our eyes open and see if we can figure it out.
Found it! I wasn't putting the letter in the right order.
ReplyDeleteTHTF stands for Two Hands Ten Fingers, they came back in Paris with funny characters and weird architectures drawn everywhere in the streets around Beaubourg, Marais, Carreau du Temple, etc... Special report !
Link to a web site here: http://downonthestreet-paris.blogspot.com/2011/03/thtf-invasion.html
Note about Mariage Freres: friends decided to stop in on a Saturday for tea and lunch and were told that they needed to have reservations. If you have definite plans to enjoy service, call ahead for reservations. http://www.mariagefreres.com/boutique/UK/vt+addresses.html
ReplyDeleteMariage Frere locations and phone numbers: http://www.mariagefreres.com/boutique/UK/vt+addresses.html
ReplyDeleteThe tea shop of all tea shops! My cousin Cindi would love this place. I bought her a book so she would know I was thinking of her. Trying to figure out which direction to go is very challenging here because I want to see everything.
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