Archives for October 29, 2012

tea time!

This past Saturday I had the loveliest blogger adventure of all time. Or, at least, the loveliest adventure in my blogger existence. Natalie, Rachael and I finally went for afternoon tea at the Taj. I say finally because it’s been on the calendar since the beginning of September– and in the works since as far back as August!

The experience was really all around wonderful. It was such a special thing to do and I’m glad I had a chance to do it with such terrific women.

Here they are, my pretty blogger friends…

Having High Tea made me feel very fancy. Kind of like a grown-up Eloise.

Tea at the Taj takes place in the The French Room (so elegant!) overlooking Newbury Street. You can choose from just tea and pastries, or tea, pastries, and finger sandwiches, too. We went with the latter, because, well, why ever not? It’s not every day you have afternoon tea at the Taj. We all agreed that once in awhile it’s important to live a little.

The pastries were delicious! As was the tea (we chose vanilla earl grey). I ate and drank so much that I thought I might burst, but it was all absolutely worth it.

So much about this adventure was worth telling about.

There was the tea.

And the food.

And the violin player.

And the atmosphere and decor.

But my favorite was the company and the conversation. I love when I can find friends that I’m comfortable with, friends who I find interesting and who take an interest in me, and friends who share commonalities. That’s what starts a friendship though, isn’t it? We are all book (and blog) lovers, keepers of childhood memories, and Boston enthusiasts. We are all appreciators of the details and I’m so happy for our time spent together.

Doesn’t it look magical?

IT IS. I promise!

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Have you ever been to High Tea at the Taj?

Do you have a birthday, or a special occasion? Want an excuse to get together with friends? Or just feel like being fancy? Whether you live in Boston or are just visiting, you should put this on your must-do list.

I’m SO glad I did.