Today was the day for high tea at the Empress hotel. We left our luxurious accommodations and ventured downtown ahead of our scheduled tea time so we could visit the Victoria BC Museum.
Before long, it was time to take the girls over for their tea. We walked across the street to the hotel and were immediately impressed with Empress. It is a historic old hotel perched on the waterfront and is immaculate. We ventured inside and it was just as impressive as the outside was. High tea proved to be very popular and it was a good thing we had made our reservations months earlier as it was completely packed. I'll leave the actual description of tea to those who attended it as Jack and I decided to pass on it, but it certainly impressed Kate and Mackenzie! Jack and I spent our tea time back over at the museum going through the areas we missed or rushed through earlier that morning.
After tea, we walked down Government street looking for a tea shop and just happened to stumble on Murchies (murchies.com). Turns out that this is where the Empress gets its tea, so the girls went in and stocked up on several teas while Jack and I warmed a bench for a bit. Victoria turned out to be one of our favorite cities. It was beautiful and full of interesting things to do and places to visit.
The day ended with a swim at the hotel pool, where we watched the boats sail by.
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