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.
Ooh this looks like so much fun! I’ve never done it before, but now I just might have to!!
that looks like so much fun and is such a good idea…i’ll have to look into high tea somewhere here in nyc.
i love this! you always capture it so perfectly – the images, the words, the sensation. i loved spending the afternoon with you, miss anna! xoxo
Tea at the Taj is SO much fun! (The finger sandwiches are totally worth it, too.)
I’m so glad you ladies had a good time!
Oh that was so fun. I can’t believe we were there for almost three hours! I could barely eat dinner and now I want to go every weekend. But the conversation was also my favorite. What a treat!
oooh this looks lovely! the afternoon tea at Upstairs In The Square is also great for a special day with friends :)
this looks so awesome. i went to upstairs on the square before i had my little baby boy. tea is one of my favorite things!!!
STOP IT. I am so jealous. I did this once when I was much younger and yet remember it like it was yesterday, such a special and sweet thing to do!
This looks fantastic! It has made it onto list of things I MUST DO when we move to Boston. I am moving over from England, so afternoon tea will be a welcome experience once I hit the USA!
I am excited to read the rest of your blog :)
My sis and I want to do tea at the Taj sometime, gotta make it happen! :) This looks like it was delightful!