Afternoon Tea in Paris

Sometimes, when you've been walking for miles across the entire city of Paris, and you're starting to feel faint because lunch got overlooked, and you realize the closest beacon of light is the Four Seasons Hotel... there's really only one thing you can do - go have a fabulously indulgent afternoon tea.

Annie and I nibbled on finger sandwiches and a selection of petit fours, while sipping tea and observing the people around us.... sweet old couples enjoying tea, socialite ladies in 4 inch heels lounging on couches, a bizarre business deal involving gaudy costume jewelry, and a slender pianist playing Celine Dion hits with her sheet music on an iPad. We were treated like royalty by our very attentive waiters, and it was the perfect way to relax and recharge for the evening ahead.

Sometimes it's all you can do...