le Royal Monceau -un tasse de thé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh5CGb_dDDnbCWf-6q9E7qmgJ6MM7H2EJFjN0Kh5g4UcacpVNFdDXEe_u1kDSy1-i5zp4F-0biWTobjgw-Eu3lpMwZ5W3Ft-cHp1aVrvAKzvCCWCRmw78oEDxFNb6jx6bzHaGH19lEkM/s1600/2013+May+0521+Tues_106DSC_5525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh5CGb_dDDnbCWf-6q9E7qmgJ6MM7H2EJFjN0Kh5g4UcacpVNFdDXEe_u1kDSy1-i5zp4F-0biWTobjgw-Eu3lpMwZ5W3Ft-cHp1aVrvAKzvCCWCRmw78oEDxFNb6jx6bzHaGH19lEkM/s1600/2013+May+0521+Tues_106DSC_5525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">le Royal Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beyond 5 stars, this hotel has been granted the official "Palace Distinction" by Atout France, the French Agency for Tourism Development.  Too fine for my budget, a late afternoon tea with friends was a perfect compromise.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The hotel decor is by Philippe Starck and this tea cup is a collaboration between Starck and famous French porcelain maker Raynaud.  The design is seen on the saucer and reflected onto the surface of the cup.  The figure (lips) disappear when you lift it off the saucer.  Whimsical, elegant, and not cheap.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">le Royal Monceau</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">37, avenue Hoche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

le Royal Monceau -un tasse de thé

le Royal Monceau Beyond 5 stars, this hotel has been granted the official "Palace Distinction" by Atout France, the French Agency ...

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