Afternoon Tea

It is Saturday, we are in Victoria, British Columbia. It isn’t a bad walk from the Ogden Point Cruise Ship Terminal to the center portion of the city, at least the tourist, museum, and government building portion.  I was here last year, just about the same time of year on the Quantum OTS. (So if you want pictures of a few of the major sites – look here since I didn’t see the need to take the photos again…).

Today my wander was brisk and purposeful – I went back to the needlework shop followed by a search for and through a couple of Starbucks with no lunch on the Canada slender thermos. While I was at it – I went through the Maritime Museum of British Columbia which had moved to a new spot in the last couple of years. I missed it on my last trip. It is small and mostly has models the “newer” of which came from the shipping lines as they took the actual ships out of service in the 1970s.

There is also The Royal Museum of British Columbia complete with IMAX theater. (you can also get a feel for it on Wiki. I went through the museum shop and then mentally flipped a coin – Museum or Tea?  Considering it was now about 1300, my decision was easy. Rather than go to one of the famous places in my less that upscale clothing choices for the day – I went into the Pendray Tea House located in a classic Victorian era building and had a lovely afternoon tea.

there is the tea.

the tray of goodies including small sandwiches, scones, and pastries.

and finished with this little treat.

Rather than stay on the main road, I walked through residential neighborhoods with streets named for provinces, cities, rivers, and lakes.

We sailed promptly at 1700 and I spent a quiet evening.