![]() I squeaked out a stop at Mariage Freres in some mall attached to the Louvre. Of course, Tea Owl needs an Eiffel Tower selfie. I was actually mad I went as it made timing visiting tea shops tight. One of those utterly surreal moments I saw it right before. First things first, I saw the Norte Dame Cathedral on April 15th at around 3 pm. The goal in Paris was to see a couple of landmarks, eat some crazy food, and visit at least one tea shop. My ship landed in Normandy, but I braved the 3-hour bus ride into Paris. They also had strongly scented flavoured teas. Casa Pereira Da Conceicao Cha & Cafe had flavoured tea, coffee, and snacks. I found a tea shop! However, I am hiding the front window photo behind this link as it’s seen as offensive. ![]() The architecture is also impressive with the tile work. I love Portuguese egg tarts (though prior to this I was only exposed to the Macau style ones at Chinese bakeries) and the food in Lisbon is killer. Lisbon, Portugal is another city I would go back to. From up the rock you can see both Spain and Morrocco. Gibraltar has lots of war history, funky British shops, many cannons, and cool views. Gibraltar has tea, especially since it is a British Overseas Territory, I had a chance to have afternoon tea for $90 but decided that was insane and threw my money at going to the top of their famous rock and getting surrounded by monkeys. I left the market, took photos of churches, went back to the market and ate more.ĭid not find any tea, but I also didn’t research ahead of time for it. I would say Rome is cheaper, but man, Barcelona I just wanted to park all day at a market and eat. When I think back to my favourite spots, I keep changing my mind between Rome and Barcelona. Palais Des Thes had an impressive shop set up like shopping in a museum. Let me take photos.” So here are photos of the front of the shops. There was a language barrier so I couldn’t convey, “Hey, I’m a tea writer and we make each other money. To shoot everyone in the foot, both got mad at me taking photos and I was only allowed to show the front of the store. Nice had two tea shops I could get to easily and are also Oolong Owl affiliates. Nice has impressive buildings, all the colours are just magical, and amazing seaside. My husband is a huge fan of French food, so we had to take this chance to hit France. I didn’t see much of Monte Carlo as I again took a bus out of town to spend a day in Nice. On my way back to the ship I snagged a magical photo over Florence with another copy of David. Tea Owl snagged a photo with a copy of David (I had no time to stand in lines all day to see the real one). ![]() I did not find tea here, just neverending leather goods and architecture. Even the owls on the famous gold shopping bridge are blinged out. More Italy, more gelato and Roman Pizza.įlorence is a gorgeous city filled with gold, leather, and Davids. My cruise ship technically docked in Livorno, but I took a bus out to Florence to check out the city. ![]() It had enough room for a couple of people to browse at ceiling-high stacks of tea tins and mugs.Īfter a couple of days in Rome, I headed to Civitavecchia and jumped on my cruise ship, the Sapphire Princess. Their flavoured tea was priced affordably.īiblioTeq had the tiny shop charm. They had oolongs, black, and puer and if I didn’t bring some much from home I could have stocked up on some decent things but their pricing was expensive. They seemed to have more interesting flavoured teas. Te e Teiere (Tea and Teapots) I liked the most. Both shops in Rome had very heavily flavoured teas, with the smell of the flavourings quite piercingly strong. Annoyingly, my inside photos came out real crap thanks to the lighting. I love the thick, crazy toppings, pay per weight pizza. I ate Roman Pizza and Gelato multiple times a day. Of course, there are many amazing sights of Rome. There were loads of tiny romantic restaurants, hip pizza joints, butcher shops, cafes, and open-air markets with gorgeous produce. I would go back to Rome, get an Airbnb with a kitchen, stay a week or more, and eat my way through the town. All the shops I went to either didn’t have any unflavored tea or the pricing was absurd for it, and I’m in a famous tea shop for flavoured teas so I should be buying what they are good at. I ended up buying all flavoured teas this entire trip. To make it confusing, I did a tour bus up to Florence from Livorno, a day in Nice from Monte Carlo, and finally a day in Paris from Normandy.Īlong the way, I looked for tea but mostly found food. I stayed in Rome for two days, then hopped on a Princess Cruise ship from Civitavecchia, then sailed to Livorno, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Normandy, and Southampton for 10 more days. I recently came back from a long, well-needed vacation from Rome to London.
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