Also known as - Tea at the Empress
Earlier I promised to post about having tea at The Empress.
The Fairmont Empress in Victoria
Having tea there is one of those things that tourists do if they want the whole “Afternoon Tea” experience.
We knew that if we did it, we would only do it once – a once in a lifetime kind of thing. We might not get back to Victoria – or at least not anytime soon.
It had tea and food and dessert.
Jay is always interested in food and I am always interested in dessert.
First there were delicious fresh strawberries. They would have been quite enough but they were just the beginning. 
Then they brought out the tiered tea tray –
Sebastian had to approve – which he did rather quickly.
We chose the special blend Empress Tea.
The dessert tier was my favorite. It had shortbread, tarts, macarons as well as chcolate tea cups.
I think the chocolate tea cups were my favorite.
I hope you enjoyed this little peek into tea at The Empress. Now back to our visit to Portland.
I am never likely to go to "The Empress" so it is a treat for me to think I have been there now.
ReplyDeleteI can see Sebastian was in his element.
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Hi Kays Kids,
DeleteIsn't that the neat thing about blogs? I have seen so many neat places around the world through blogs. Many I am not likely to see in my lifetime. And meeting friends like you too.
~ginger
If I ever come to Victoria, I would love to have tea and other culinary delights at the Empress, too. Just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHi Birgit,
DeleteGlad to know I am not the only one who can be lured into these kinds of temptations!
~ginger
Hi Ginger,
ReplyDeleteFor a moment I thought you'd come to Victoria, Australia! Then I saw your picture of The Empress with its Canadian flag on top, and realised my mistake. What fun to have such a wonderful afternoon tea in that lovely building! Were those lemon meringue tarts I saw? Yummmy!
Hugs to you from Oz :)
Hi Kayzy,
DeleteWell if I ever do get to Australia, you know we'll have to meet you! That would be great! You can introduce us to all things Australian!
Yes! Lemon tarts! Wish you had been there too!
~ginger
Glad to see we've both been eating well on our adventures, I think the staff here have been slacking off on sharing my next meal on the trip...
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Jack