Afternoon tea at the British Consulate

This afternoon was perfect! A small group of 6 teachers took the train down to the British Consulate so that we could have high tea at the restaurant there. The weather was perfect, the food was delicious and the company was even better. What an amazing group of women I get to work with!

This is Laurie and Wendy. We got to sit outside on the patio overlooking Kaohsiung Harbor as we enjoyed our yummy tea and tower of food.

 The weather couldn't be more perfect. It was in the mid 70's, sunny, clear skies (which isn't that common here in the winter because of the smog) and great breeze. We got to sit outside in the sun in our shirt sleeves. How lucky are we?

 We could see the lighthouse on Cijin Island clearly today.

 We were each served our own pot of tea in traditional English china.

 And then we were served THIS! A tower of savory on the bottom building to the sweets on top. Nomnom. Three of us shared this spectacle.

 You can see the temple in the background so there was the scent of burning ghost money in the air.

 Everything was perfectly presented and decorated. That is definitely one area where the Taiwanese excel.

 We sat outside and enjoyed the food and conversation for almost 2 hours and the light just kept getting better and better.

 That's the city in the distance.

On our way to the path that takes us back to the train, this was the wall along a road down to the harbor.  I think we should have living art everywhere!

It was such a nice way to spend the afternoon. Now time to think about what our next adventure will be....