In search of the perfect cup...China Day 3

Charity's Chinese Tea Tour

Day 3: April 2, 2009

My mom and I traveled to Hangzhou—the place where the famous Longjing green tea is from. Once arriving at the airport we met our guide. Her name was Ruiya. She took us to our hotel to get settled. After she took us to the West Lake, we walked around and then had dinner. The food was very good! I especially liked the bamboo shoots.

After eating we went to a traditional tea house. You order your tea and then they have a buffet filled with fruit, savory appetizers, pumpkin seeds, ice cream, etc...to choose from. You could seriously sit there all day and it’s a set price. The tea I had was an herbal flower tea. It was quite sweet and floral. After that was bed time. Yaaawwwn...