We had a… glamorous…

“Mahjong“… Soirée…

The other evening…

The setting… consisted of two low tables with “vert et noir” tablecloths… with a touch of gold…

Two candelebras… with the

Hôtel Lutetia…

J’adore…

My hotel…

My home… away from… home…

It is…

Where… we meet…

Where… we love…

Poetically…

Communicate…

Glasses… of dark red wine…

Huddled… in burgundy deep

“Le Royal Monceau“…

“Dormir… rêver…

Partager… vivre“…

“To sleep… to dream… to share… to live”…

Visiting… the luxury hotel today…

Was like a dream…

Emerging… from the roaring twenties… (when one

“L’Hôtel George V“…

Beauty… of beauties…

The… Liz Taylor… of Hotels…

Like a… Diamond…

IT… DRIPS…

GLAMOUR…

Walking into its… marble-floored lobby… one is immediately transported… into a world that…

EXUDES WEALTH

Oh… by the way, you must… must… visit “Grazie”…

The “Grazie” bar and restaurant is next door to “Merci” – (see previous post) – if you’re as passionate about Pizza as we are.

One of our favourite pizza haunts

We live in the “seizième arrondissement” -

Our apartment is off Avenue Foch and very “proche” to the “Bois de Boulogne”.

It’s Posh…

It’s Tosh…

It’s very luxurious and stylish.

It’s also convenient – being close to the prestigious “Lycée

It was fascination…

I know….

We arrived at the Hotel Ritz, in his Bentley, at the Place Vendôme…

Early evening…

We went straight to the “The Bar Vendôme” for our usual drinks – Champagne for me, a Vodka Martini for

For our rendez-vous at Hotel Raphael “ce soir”, I opted for my very black, slim, clinging dress, and discreetly plunging neckline – showing off my blond skin – topped with a waist-hugging, fur-collared black jacket.  I completed the look with