Tuesday, January 26, 2010

gifts from far away

my sweet darling brazilian friend bela went to amsterdam, belgium, paris and back home to brazil over the holidays. she asked me what i wanted from paris. well, being the tea fanatic that i am of course i asked for mariage freres tea. and just look at the load of tea she brought me back from all over!! plus i got a fantastic scarf her god mother made for me. i love it!!

she got me mariage freres earl grey french blue tea and it is fantastic!! she also got me teas from brazil and belgium. there is some melitta coffee in there as well. she said it is popular in brazil. of course it is, it's melitta ;)

and for ryan's drinking pleasure there is a bottle of cachaca which we will enjoy plenty of caipirinhas!!

6 comments:

Lauren said...

Lucky you!!! What a stash!

Carolyn said...

Simply elegant and lovely..just like the recipient! Enjoy!

Globetrotting Cacti said...

Fantastic! Are you going to do a tea review post. I would love to know what they are like....

Chelsea said...

What a lovely gift. Wish we had tea shops in the US like they do in Europe. I still order my favorite tea from a little tea shop in Geneva and have it shipped over to me about twice a year. Enjoy!

The Depressed Yogi said...

How divine!!! I've been getting back on the tea bandwagon lately and hope to visit some fun specialty tea shops soon for some yummies...

CherryBlossomGirl said...

i'm sorry they are so smashed =) i'm glad you liked! (and you definetely have to tell me if you like any brazillian teas =)