I think my Aussie in-laws were British in a former life, as
it seems that every time we vacation with them, we must go out for High
Tea. And not just any old place where
you can get a teabag and a cup of hot water, oh no. We have been to such esteemed places as the
Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong, the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney, the Veranda
at the Moana Hotel in Honolulu, and the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British
Columbia. All of them serve a very
proper British-style tea with the cucumber sandwiches and the tiny scones. And they all make a big deal out of the tea
and how it is served. When the waiter has to tell you how to drink
your tea, it immediately becomes a big deal.
Maybe not quite to the level of a Japanese Tea Ceremony, but it still
makes me feel like I don’t know the rules and I will inevitably do something
WRONG. It is a study in minding my
manners – my mother would have been proud.
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| Empress Hotel |
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| Peninsula Hotel |
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| Moana Hotel |
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