The land of tea drinkers!

I am definitely a fan of tea ... some might say "fanatic"! So you can imagine my excitement level as we make our final preparations for our 2+ week trip to England. Back in the U.S. I have many, many tea pots and many, many, many more tea cups. I brought a few of the most cherished ones with us to Nigeria (like my "Early Grey" tea pot from my sis!) and I've been able to accumulate many new cups and pots during all of our travels -- a Greek handmade tea pot, a tea cup from Thailand, ... lovely additions! And everywhere we go I'm always on the hunt for some new-to-me Earl Grey tea. The best I've ever had was a tea made in Russia that I found in Paris. I bought two tins but they've long ago been emptied. So, to think of visiting a place where, no matter how small the town/village/hamlet, one can find a proper tea room ... sheesh! And Jim (a dedicated espresso-drinker) promises to join me in my tea-drinking adventures! I'm overwhelmed!

Add to the tea anticipation this lovely list of plans for our two weeks --
-- Easter services at Hillsong London!
-- tea (okay, back to that for a moment!) at Claridge's -- where they have a string quartet accompanying the experience!
-- Les Miserables!! (I'm bringing the book along on the trip to re-read it, we've watched the movie with Liam Neeson, and we've been listening to the music from the original production!)
-- gardens and gardens and more gardens
-- a leisurely week in Cornwall -- Penzance and beyond
-- Bath, the Cotswolds, Oxford, ...
-- castles and castles and more castles
-- museums, art galleries, ...
-- back to Hillsong London, again!
-- (and Jim has some meetings thrown into the mix and some work along the way)

Whilst (must practice my Brit vocab!) we are doing our final packing we are already feeling so very blessed!

Tea, anyone?