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After tea we all went for a walk down Beaufort street, the store we wanted to visit Heart and Home was closed unfortunately. We did find this gorgeous furniture store with Louis XIV style reproductions and beautiful glittering chandeliers We took some pictures in the store but they didn’t come out very well due to the lighting. Later we visited some curio stores and bought fans and shoes, one of the store owner’s loved our style and called me “Alice in Wonderland.” ^^

Tonight after taking Tiffy home we all went out for dinner and Karaoke. I arrived late and missed the Karaoke but still ahd dinner with everyone at a vegetarian (chinese?) place. I Don’t like chinese food much, but I had Rose Bubble Tea with my meal which is my favourite After dinner we had a game of Laser Tag, even though my team came last I was the no. 5 player out of 11! I’m quite happy with my score as it was my first time playing it.

A little tired after Laser Tag we stopped to buy icecream before heading to the gaming arcade to take Purikura and play DDR. The Purikura here is on the new machine, it has such cute stamps and frames! I like the one where we are all wearing crowns, and the swan frame where we’re blowing kisses. It was a lovely way to end the day

We arrived at the Leaf Tea Merchant a few minutes late, but it was ok because Clara and her friends had already arrived to get our reservation. When everyone was there (except for Cesca who was running a bit late) we ordered our Teas. Tiffy and I had herbal joy, which is a lemon balm based tea with strawberry leaves and rose petals It tasted lovely and left us in a cheery mood.

We all “oohed” and “aahed” when the platters were brought out. There was so much beautiful food! I shared a tier with Mirai and Clara (though there was more than even we could polish off.) We nibbled our way from the bottom up. The first level were tiny tea sandwiches, cucumber, chicken and curry flavoured. The next level had the most divine petit quiches with fennel and herbs as well as some little pies. The next layer was overflowing with cakes, ginger and lemon and chocolate and strawberry and sponge Some were shaped like little hearts with pink icing. The very top tray had strawberries dipped in chocolate perfectly soft turkish delight, dark chocolate hearts and fortune cookies! My fortune was “You’re the centre of attention” which seemed a bit strange. The whole arrangement was scattered with yellow and pink rose petals

This morning we got up early to begin the long process of preparing for High Tea. I ate a light breakfast of fresh peaches and whipped cream and then spent some time deciding what to wear. In the end I chose a practical outfit, my Pink Cake Applique OP and platform shoes Although anything was bound to be hot on a day like this. I then had to iron it (ironing dresses with inbuilt panniers is a feat in itself) and get dressed.

Mirai left to pick up Tiffy and when she returned we all hurried to get ready… curling hair, adjusting bows touching up our makeup We had time to pose for a quick shot before we hurried off to the Leaf for our High Tea:!: