{"id":1384,"date":"2012-08-10T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/10\/tea-anyone\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T12:32:30","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T20:32:30","slug":"tea-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/10\/tea-anyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea, anyone?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Can you imagine having afternoon tea while enjoying this view? That’s what one of my daughters and I did this afternoon! \ud83d\ude42 She was away when my birthday rolled around, so this was her delayed birthday gift to me, and it was wonderful. We were on the twenty-third floor of a high-rise hotel, looking out at part of the Las Vegas Strip as we sipped and nibbled.<\/p>\n

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What did we nibble, you ask? Look at those lovely plates! There were little sandwiches to begin, followed by scones with clotted cream and jam (yum!). Finally, we had various pastries for dessert. All of that was, of course, accompanied by pots of tea \u2014 mine was a jasmine and Earl Grey blend that was really delicious.<\/p>\n

What a lovely way to spend an afternoon! It’s not the first time we’ve done this, though this particular tearoom was new to us, and I sincerely hope it won’t be the last. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can you imagine having afternoon tea while enjoying this view? That’s what one of my daughters and I did this afternoon! \ud83d\ude42 She was away when my birthday rolled around, so this was her delayed birthday gift to me, and it was wonderful. 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