I love to travel and I especially love to find tea rooms on my travels. If a city has a tea room that offers afternoon tea, it goes on my check list. That is the basis for my holidays with my daughter. We leave the husbands home and search out the most popular destinations that offer tea time. Don't get me wrong, they also have to have some great shopping and sightseeing. We love learning about the different places we visit and of course, shopping for some unique treasures. T

Most Americans don’t enjoy afternoon tea like the British do and there is a very good reason for this. The English have been drinking tea faithfully since the 17th century and “afternoon tea” has been a staple of the English diet for over one hundred and seventy years. It was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840. The Duchess would become hungry by mid day and since dinner was served late in the evening, Anna started taking a small me