My fabulous husband made sure that my anniversary trip was special in every way. He took the planning very seriously and did all within his power to ensure that I had the best possible time and he was quite successful. One of the very best things that he did was make a reservation for afternoon tea at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, British Columbia. It was fabulous. I oohed and ahhed. I took it all in and loved the entire experience.
After we had our wonderful “tea party” we had to go across the hall to the convenient “everything tea” store!!! 🙂 Chris spoiled me even more and bought me the 6 cup teapot that they use in the Fairmont—their own special Empress pattern and now I have one of my very own!!! It is beautiful and I love it and can’t wait to serve some special friends some fabulous tea from it.
Enjoy the slide show!!! Hope you enjoy it a fraction of how much I enjoyed it!!!
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Leave a commentWhat a sweetie!
yep!!! indeed!
Even fancier than the tea we had at Piccadilly in Canfield! M
Nice.
It was pretty fancy schmancy—no hats, though!!!
Gorgeous pot, Beth Ann! I imagine that tea was a wonderful experience. Have a happy Tuesday—-
Hugs,
Kathy
Thank you, Kathy! It was one of my favorite parts of the trip!
What a sweet husband you have. I might be able to convince mine to join me for tea because of the strawberries. What a wonderful memory for you, now forever yours in that tea set.
I do have a sweet husband, don’t I????
What a lovely teapot, and quite a lovely place, too!
It was absolutely beautiful in the tearoom and I wish I had taken more pictures but I was so excited!!!
Lovely, lovely pictures. I would have enjoyed that immensely and I love that tea pot! What a wonderful reminder of your time there. 🙂
Thanks, Susi!! It was the perfect start to our vacation!
What a sweetie you have ! Love the teapot..absolutely beautiful!
It is perfect, isn’t it??? I love it!!!
It’s 22 years (yes that long) since we had afternoon tea at the Empress and we loved it. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a tea pot but hope you have many happy years using it. And that Andy got into the action again…
Oh my goodness—22 years ago??? I know I will remember this 22 years from now unless I am senile by then!!! It was amazing and it is very neat to know someone else who had the same experience! And yes—Andy did get in on it!!!
This is a beautiful teapot. Love your collection! 🙂
Thanks so much!!!! I have a lot to share!!!! 🙂
I’ve walked through the Empress many times… especially at Christmas time for their annual Christmas tree display… but have never had tea there. But a good friend and I just decided we are going for tea this month! So what lovely timing to see your post and photos. Looks like you really enjoyed it!
I loved it and you will, too!! What a wonderful place!! Not inexpensive but so worth it!!! Thanks for the comment!!!!
{Kathy} I went to England in December 2011!! I am salivating looking at these pictures. What did you find to be different about the tea and trimmings over the pond?
I am so glad you liked the pics!!! I loved the Fairmont Empress and the tea that they offered there was a really great blend unique to them! I was really spoiled that day for sure!!!
I am lucky enough to call beautiful Vancouver Island (but sadly not Victoria) my home. Although I have been to Victoria (and the Empress) many, many times, having afternoon tea in their tea room is something that I have yet to do. Thank you for the reminder that I need to make it happen!! I hope you enjoyed your time in Victoria!
I love Vancouver Island!!! You all are so gracious and wonderful hosts!! Thanks!!! And yes–you need to put that on your list of things to do—it was fabulous!
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Since 2011?! That’s a lot of teapots!!! Ya’ know what they say… Safe-Tea first! Cheers, Thanks for sharing!