Nothing controversial here, we're not talking about Tea Parties, we're talking old fashioned quiet time I guess around 4 PM.
Maybe you just need a quiet oasis after a crazy day or you do like tea, wanted to catch up with friends without having a formal meal or maybe like myself and many others this week, you've been fighting a nasty cold.
This would be pretty much the only time when I personally drink tea, soothes me otherwise I am partial to espresso.
So where could you go, a ton of places might be offering day old pastries and mini sandwiches in a decor as tired as what's on your plate, others are special.
Let's start with Afternoon Tea at The Butchart Gardens in British Columbia, a century old staple with tea options like the Bachelor Button.
Does picking this one send a message to the ladies having tea that you are available.
A good choice for a day trip, it combines ferry ride either from Vancouver or Washington State, walk in the garden and last tea to rest your mind and possibly your feet.
On the other side of the globe, Patricia Maunder starts her hit list of best hotels to have tea and cake in The world in an afternoon (Sydney Morning Herald, August 09) with The Tea Room in Gunners Barracks (Sydney) which offers gluten free options.
I was conquered though by the woman in red with matching beret and gloves at Hotel Windsor in Melbourne.
It is not an Australian affair as she also suggests St Regis Hotel in New York and Alvear Palace in Buenos Aires, very elegant as the tea service below shows.
The Alvear tea blend has black tea leaves, almonds, Mediterranean citrus, and rose petals and rich and mouth filling mille-feuilles it seems
Tango and tea?
Recent Comments