Friday, May 1, 2026

18 April 2026 Washington DC: The Older Folks Day: Tea Time

 


One experience that is guaranteed to be new for the little rascals is a fancy afternoon tea.  So we headed to the Willard for tea.


The Willard's logo


We are very early and a bit hungry so we sat outside at the Cafe du Pare


French Onion soup


Fries!


The interior was quite fantastic


This is the hallway where we will have our tea


Established in 1901


Orchids


The white house


A kimono


Under the blossoms


We headed into the lobby to wait


Explore


and delight in the art work


From all eras


and all the countries


From the orient to the turn of the century France


The cherry blossoms are still a thing ever since 1912 and the gift of over 3000 trees to the USA


Keeping our place in line while under the cherry tree


The long waiting period is over


Harpy!!!


They got the memo that we were arriving, Veuve Clicquot.  


Cherry blossom themed 


Our server pointed out this special Sake from Japan, the rice is hand polished and the mash ades for 3 years


Sugar high!


Here comes the bride!


Ready for anything


Any kind of good loose leaf tea that is


Green tea all day long


Sweetest of sweets


Savory too


The kids were actually given a PB&J


Making some headway


We have an audience


And just like that it was all gone!



 It has been 3 years and 313 days since we began our Migration