tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691739068295652166.post5466050232044528781..comments2024-01-18T02:42:08.987-08:00Comments on Pacific Northwest Seasons: Victoria B.C. Day Trip: By Sea for Tea at the Empressjillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11558847401371871909noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691739068295652166.post-84603137718097840382016-07-15T13:45:49.856-07:002016-07-15T13:45:49.856-07:00Ah Mab, that's sweet about your trip with your...Ah Mab, that's sweet about your trip with your grandma! Yes, I think tea at the Empress is a rite of passage for girls and their moms/aunties/grandmas here in the Northwest. Glad I brought back fresh, good memories for you. The only things I missed was white linen tableclothes. :)jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558847401371871909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691739068295652166.post-64705983751066876882016-07-15T12:23:10.311-07:002016-07-15T12:23:10.311-07:00I remember taking this exact same trip with my Gra...I remember taking this exact same trip with my Grandma Bernice Piper many years earlier, but it could have been yesterday, I remember it so vividly and also, my experience was much the same as yours Jill. We had good hot tea, good scones, and good conversation that still stays with me to this day. Empress, I am empressed too. Mabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691739068295652166.post-4021919936907099332016-07-14T12:51:47.507-07:002016-07-14T12:51:47.507-07:00Hey JoJo! Yes, the tea was a splurge, but I wore j...Hey JoJo! Yes, the tea was a splurge, but I wore jeans, just nicer jeans and a nice shirt/jacket. Yes, the ivy and trees are gone! I hadn't noticed since I hadn't been there in many years. Unfortunately the ivy damages the building. But yes, I know what you mean. There is still heavy ivy over the main entry way, just didn't post a shot of that. jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558847401371871909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691739068295652166.post-41527142724674382082016-07-14T08:33:45.513-07:002016-07-14T08:33:45.513-07:00I'm wearing my 'Victoria Clipper Crew'...I'm wearing my 'Victoria Clipper Crew' tshirt even as I write this! I loved going up there and I miss it so much. But in all the times I went, I never did tea at the Empress, due to the dress code. I was knocking around the city in shorts and a tshirt and I wasn't about to pack nice clothes to go to tea all by myself. Personally I think the Empress is totally ruined now that the ivy and weeping trees are gone. JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com