One of those is the new Winter Garden, a glass-enclosed, year-round tea lounge with trees and flowers.

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The new Reserve Champagne and Tea Lounge is a delightful place to spend an afternoon sipping and supping after a morning meeting in the historic city centre.

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After a day carving the slopes in the French Alps, three middle-aged men settle in for tea in the lounge of Les Airelles, a luxurious inn at the top of the mountains in Courchevel, France.

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The handcrafted culinary art (and its chocolaty aroma) is a teaser for the high tea menu in the Entyse Lounge.

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In contrast to these one may sometimes find, at high tea at the Delhi Polo Club or in the lounge of the Taj hotel, the genuine article.

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In addition to selling its own recharging station, Nokia said the US's Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf chain and Virgin Atlantic's Heathrow airport club lounge would fit equipment allowing visitors to power up the Lumia handsets, offering it fresh opportunities to promote the feature.

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