The International Breakfast Club

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“He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart"

C.S. Lewis.

This morning Gaby, Brenda and The Countess trotted off to another lovely venue in Tampa for breakfast, The Renaissance Hotel. Our little breakfast club is a nice opportunity to dress up all fancy and have a posh old time.

We were joined by Gaby's sister in law and her mother, both of British Guyanan heritage, with Sara being raised in Puerto Rico. It just gets more and more exotic. Everyone at the table had an accent. Even baby Mattias's cooings and infant sounds had a decided French lilt to them, I am convinced!

The Renaissance hotel near International Plaza was a fabulous venue, so lush and with a Mediterranian feel that made it even more adorable. Much nicer than the Harbour Island Westin we went to last time.

The Pelagia Trattoria was a lovely place to meet with friends before having to endure the humdrum minutiae of everyday life.

Even the bathrooms were charming and one cannot emphasise enough just how important that is.

Fancy bathroom for fancy ladies.

The Pelagia Trattoria at the Renaissance hotel gets a 5 star rating from me.

“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best'

Oscar Wilde