Afternoon Tea at The Chancery Rosewood, London

For someone who is well educated, I have my moments of utter idiocy.

Most recently, I was standing in London’s Grosvenor Square awaiting my tour and tea at The Chancery Rosewood, musing that the US Embassy was located somewhere in the vicinity. I looked at all four sides of the Square, trying to identify the embassy, before finally realizing that I was looking directly at it.

And that The Chancery Rosewood was, indeed, the very same building.

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Afternoon Tea at Aghadoe Heights, Killarney

During my last trip to Ireland, I had four afternoon teas in one week. With the exception of one, which was for Mother’s Day, the other three were all billed as a “light lunch.” If you’ve ever been to Ireland, you’ve more than likely been regaled with this concept as a heaping plate of food is placed in front of you.

I’m not complaining. It’s part of what makes Irish hospitality so great, and I love the food.





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