Tea Time

Jason and I have entertained the idea of becoming tea drinkers especially since we are going to London and Paris. I say this because in my mind it seems like the drink of choice in Europe is tea, and when we get there we want to at least be able to enjoy this drink along with the experience that comes with it. Our quest began in a tea store in chandler mall when purchasing a tea set for my brother. While in San Francisco (actually in China town) we did a tea tasting and had the lovely experience of learning about many different types of teas along with the many wonderful benefits that come from drinking tea. After all besides water, tea is the most widely consumed drink in the world. Among the various varieties we found that tea is used for reasons ranging from weight loss all the way to medicinal. Heck I just thought this stuff taste good. Here in the the US it seemed to me that ice tea was more popular well sweetened with some sort of artificial flavor. Ultimately after my tea tasting I learned that drinking tea this was is the exact opposite of what drinking tea is all about. All and all I look forward to learning what the tea experience is like in another country.