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| Harrods's Tea Room thebespokeblackbook.com |
One of my favorite memories on this
trip was when I took myself on a date to have tea at Harrods before a matinee
performance of my favorite musical Phantom of the Opera. I dressed nicely,
ordered Harrods’s original Blend 49 tea and a warm chicken sandwich, and
enjoyed a beautiful afternoon. I didn’t realize the routine of having a pot of
tea here. When I have tea, I usually poor boiling water over a teabag, but at
Harrods, they used loose-leaf tea, and when pouring from the pot to the cup, I
had to place a strainer to collect the tealeaves. I felt so sophisticated!
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| Pinkies up! (Just kidding. That's not a thing) |
As I sat there, I reflected on what it’d be like to do that as
a daily routine. Taking a small break during the height of the day to enjoy a
warm pot of tea seems like it would be helpful for a lot of people. It would
help calm our nerves, and we could have quick social time before finishing up
work.
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| David Suchet as Lady Bracknell www.importanceofbeingearnest.co.uk |
Tonight, our final night, we saw The Importance of Being Earnest. When we studied the play before we
came on this trip, we learned how important afternoon tea was during those
times. Not only was a small meal between lunch and dinner, but also it was a
time of catching up and gossiping. To most, it also showed levels of
aristocracy in society.
In the first act of The Importance of Being Earnest, the
character Algernon prepared tea and cucumbers for his aunt Lady Bracknell and
cousin Gwendolyn. Algernon’s best friend Earnest, who fancied Gwendolyn,
proposed to Gwendolyn in her mother’s absence. When Lady Bracknell heard of
this, she immediately interrogated Earnest to find out about his upbringing.
This showed just how important social status was back then.
This trip has been a trip that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I made lifelong friends and memories. It will be bittersweet saying goodbye, but I sure am ready to get home!
Until next time, London!
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