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Who would've thought tea and tango went together? Photographed with Nikon D300, 35mm lens.
During most of my life I've been more of a tea drinker than a coffee drinker, and lately, I've been foregoing the java altogether, in favour of good old fashioned English breakfast tea. Since it was a cold and rainy day in Houston today -- record lows for this time of year -- I found myself drinking gallons of hot tea, trying to keep warm. And, just because I apparently have a warped sense of privacy, I found myself tweeting about it.
After a few tweets, I received an e-mail that @tehouseoftea was following me. A bit of investigation revealed that this twitter address belonged to a local tea house -- one I'd never heard of. Since Marcus and I had scheduled a date night for tonight, we decided to drop in after dinner to check it out.
Not only is Té House of Tea awesome (with a mindboggling selection of teas from all over the world), on Friday nights -- get this -- they have tango dancing. Marcus and I do not tango, but it's captivating to watch.
If you happen to be in Houston, I strongly recommend this lovely little tea house in the Montrose area. And remember -- try to get there on a Friday night. After about an hour of tango and tea, you'll be thinking your life is pretty damned fabulous.
Song: I want love by Jehro
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 10:56PM
Reader Comments (9)
what an amazing (and amazingly random) find!!
The man in the middle of the second photo, sitting with his head turned towards dancers, is pretty captivating to watch as well! ; )
Gorgeous photos - we didn't even notice you were taking pictures! That second shot is amazing - it captures so much, the first tango dancers of the night, being watched so intently by our earlier, non-tango dancing customers. They seem as amazed as you were of the dancing!
Sometimes things just happen - one evening a couple of customers suggested trying Friday night tango at our place (they found it so cozy), and now this tradition has been in place for 2 1/2 years! Last year it inspired another customer to start a "groovy swing" dance on Saturday nights, which is a lot of fun too (will not be this Sat. because of Houston Lindyfest, which is another, very amazing, Houston tradition).
We just provide the teas ...
It was a real pleasure meeting now - now we need to ask why our mutual friends never mentioned us to you! But we're happy how a simple little tweet got your attention :)
The dancers look so intense...love it. I'm a tea drinker myself...coffee and my already hyper body don't mix very well. Love this shot...glad u made this unexpected find.
How lovely! I adore the serendipity of the story--and what a great find! I'm a tea drinker as well, love the romance and history and flavors. Tea and tango? Now that just seems perfect. Gorgeous shots. Thanks for sharing!
As a displaced Texan, and native Houstonian, it was a wonderful surprise to find your blog and learn about this great place! I'll be visiting in April and will be sure to go out for some tango and tea.
Awesome find!! Sounds like so much fun, lucky you!! Great pictures and blog. Thanks for visiting MamaLaw. Hope to you see you in Atlanta~
I have friend coming into to town soon who loves tea & loves to dance and i've been racking my brain trying to find cool spots in Houston.
Thank you! Thank you!Thank you!!!!!
this is simply fantastic. tango and tea...a perfect friday night i think.