Afternoon tea

One of Victoria's grand traditions is Afternoon Tea. Celebrated in style, it is attended by all us tourists as if this is something we always do... take a long break in our activities to pour and sip tea, and snack a little on cucumber sandwiches and scones. Ah, elegance. Ah, Victoria.

We had to!

So we had tea at the Butchart Gardens, resting our weary feet and replenishing our very souls with the sheer decadence of such wonderful delicacies. Cucumber sandwiches and all. There were 'sweets' and 'savories' and 'scones.' There was a tiny little shrimp quiche, a sausage inside a pastry, a smoked ham roll and an egg salad sandwich - with watercress, no less. There was Devon-style cream to go with the scones, a fresh fruit cup with yogurt citrus dressing... and then the desserts!!!

But I do go on. It was lovely.