The highlight for my whole day out with my friends was probably this Afternoon Tea at her place! I mean, just looked at the table setting! Wouldn't you say that it's better than having it in some impersonal place like a restaurant or a cafe?
So after visiting Wentworth, the last place we stopped at was at my friend's house. Most of the photos I took inside won't be shown here for privacy reasons. But here are some selection which are more generic, as well as the tea room. Above, my friend at her front door. I love it. I don't know why Asian houses don't have doors like these that is kinda like a stained glass. We always get solid doors. I guess cause it's safer?
Inside, let's just say her house is like a mini museum. It's a house that sits on a private property, so they kinda added on to it as the years went by. So it kinda has 3 storeys, but everything is cosy inside. Each room is decorated with care, just like something out of an Enid Blyton book. It's really exciting visiting an actual English family's home. I mean, I've visited other friends/family staying in other countries, but when they are the same culture as you, the inside kinda tends to look the same as yours too.
When I say visit, I meant we went into every single room. And the kitchen overlooking the garden was delightful. It was smaller than I imagined her kitchen to be, but it was filled with so many cool items! Later I also discovered that she has another room where she stores her food item! Cause she kept pulling out food from there for our Afternoon Tea!
The sink area filled with trinkets, overlooking the bright sunny garden. I could stand here all day washing dishes! My home in Penang also have something similar, a kitchen sink that looked out into the view of Pearl Hill. It's a joy to cook inside, if only the morning sun wasn't tanning up your skin as you cook!
Tulips were in season. And she has some lovely ones in her garden. They have a huge garden, and even a small summer house. There is also a patio where we could sit, or where Tom would sit and read his books all day :) Such a lovely set up. I've always wanted a house with a garden too. But as I grow older, I kinda given up on the dream cause it's expensive and troublesome to maintain. Plus all the security you have to factor in too from where I came from. So I ended up in flats instead. I'm still pondering whether to give up my dream of staying in a flat with a sea view..... I guess that is still not too late.
The grand event of the day, tea! And we'll be having it here in her dining room. I asked her isn't a chore to do all the dusting? But it was so nice to see someone who actually bring out all their tableware to be use! I know it's not just for us, cause I've seen pictures of her Christmas dinner as well.
The dinner room looks out into the garden as well, so it was a splendid place to have our Afternoon Tea. I was kinda scared that I may break something in the room, it's practically filled wall-high with ceramics and plates and what-not!
Knowing how much I love cheese, she also went to the trouble of preparing a cheese platter! Only, there was just too much cheese!!!! With that amount, I could easily made 3 or 4 platters that would probably last me for a month! (one platter a weekend!)
The full spread. She got us meat pies, mince pie, scones, macarons etc. It was nice to try those English specific delicacies. I found the meat pie was surprisingly nice.
Macarons! I love these! In 2025 December alone, I think I ate a total of 14 macarons. TWG was having a 1-4-1 promotion so I went and got 12 from them. I also visited Pierre Hermes shop in Sentosa, and got 2 of their signature macarons to try too.
This would forever be one of the most memorable day out in my trip, cause I knew it was thanks to our friend that I get to have this extremely unique experience in the UK. We'll be visiting them again in two month's time, and although they have gotten older and nursing some health issues now, I hope we can still manage to spend some memorable time together.
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