I have an addiction. But don't worry, it's not serious. You see, it's been around for quite a while. Since 2737 BC, to be precise. My addiction is tea and like many addictions, I'm not too fussy about it's form - whether it's a warm bone china cup of English Breakfast tea with a dash of milk, a zingy peppermint tea, or a cooling tisane tea, i'll drink it.
I have a ritual when it comes to tea. I drink a cup of English breakfast (as described above) each morning before work. I'll then have coffee mid-morning, and after lunch I'll have a peppermint tea, which aids with digestion. Then, at about 3.30pm, I like to have a cup of tea with soy milk and a spoon of honey. And then, after dinner, another cup of peppermint tea. So yeah, no obsession to be found here.
My favourite place to shop for tea is a fantastic tea chain called T2. You can check out the website here. T2 is the ultimate shop for any tea lover. It has over 60 varieties of tea, some of my favourites being China Jasmine, Creme Brulee and Gorgeous Geisha, although I wouldn't profess to having tried all of them.
Another favourite tea-associated place I love to visit is the Observatory Hotel in the city. It's website can be checked out here if you're curious. I actually had my sixteenth birthday there and we were given the most amazing afternoon tea. Below is a look at the kind of high tea you can expect when you visit the Observatory Hotel. Oh, and be sure to check out the bathrooms... weird, perhaps? But they are so luxurious and well worth the visit.
Is there a tea I've missed out on? Enlighten me, please.
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