Such busy days going around sight seeing, it's time to take a break. Let's sit down for a cup of tea!
We find this tea shop in Georgetown. Founded in 1751, the city of Georgetown is much older than the establishment of the city of Washington.
We enter the shop.
The decoration is very traditional Chinese. I don't feel like I am in America at all!
The shop sells a lot of tea and paraphernalia, like teapots, magazines and more.
On the shelf are many jars of tea with different names: Dragon Well, Jade Cloud, Golden Needle, Monkey King, Oriental Beauty, Silver Needle, Hairy Crab, Chrysanthemum Oolong... What interesting names!!
Wow look at all the different tea pots!! They are handmade with a special clay from China. Our host tells us that those made by famous artisans can be worth a lot of money.
Let's find a place to sit!
We read the menu to select our tea.
Now we wait for the water to boil!
We ordered a tea called Floating Lantern. I don't see how it looks like a lantern, but my host tells me to be patient.
Look! After a few minutes, the bud blossoms. Wow! How beautiful it is! And I have to say it tastes very delicious too!
