[Leica] London tea

[jerryleh at pacbell.net (Jerry Lehrer)]

That's about the same price as at the Empress Hotel in Victoria,
should you be there for the Leica Spring Shoot.

BTW, Harrods or Fortnum & Mason have a greater variety of goodies
for tea than the Savoy, but the atmosphere is not as posh.

Jerry

Charles Peacock wrote:

> I'll second Fortnum and Mason -- also an excellent place to buy loose tea,
> but you should understand that "High Tea" is (or was) evening tea for common
> people. I think what you are asking about is "Afternoon Tea". See
> http://coffeetea.about.com/cs/culture/a/aftervshigh.htm.
>
> Afternoon tea at the Savoy starts at about ?24 ($40+) per person (see
> http://www.the-savoy-group.com/Savoy/Restaurants-and-Bars/Afternoon_Tea/info
> rmation.asp#)
>
> (Guess who has an English wife).
>
> Chuck Peacock
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+leica.list=cpeacock.us@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica.list=cpeacock.us@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Adam Bridge
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 11:02 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] London tea
>
> On Sunday, April 11, 2004 Kevin Argue thoughtfully wrote:
>
> >Leo- The Savoy is famous for tea, but pricey, but you might think about
> >the famous store Fortnum and Mason, which is 2 blocks from Piccadilly
> Circus.
>
> What does "Pricey" mean in this context? I have no idea and would like to.
>
> Thanks
>
> Adam
>
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