Back in October on our return trip from our 18-day European adventure, the first leg of our flight was on Virgin Atlantic, taking us from London Heathrow to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson. Virgin Atlantic is a British airline and for our last snack on the 9.5 hour flight, the flight attendants served each passenger a cup of tea and handed us a red box containing scones with clotted cream and jam. Tea in the clouds...what a perfect way to finish a trip from the UK.
Back to Dayton, Ohio. A couple miles down the road from me is a charming little tearoom, Central Perc, owned and run by an English couple. There is nothing like a pot of tea and one of their scones with jam and clotted cream to make a day special. On April 15 of this year, Central Perc will celebrate its 30th year of business. Starbucks is right across the street but Central Perc is always just as busy as this national chain. This little place is my cup of tea!
It is so good to hear of a business that competes well against the big chains. And, it's English to boot! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI flew on Virgin Atlantic at least three times and I always enjoyed their service. But, since both British Airways and American have direct flights to London from Phoenix now, I've used one of them for the past few years.
That's a long flight from Phoenix to London!
DeleteEnglish tea cannot be beaten 😉
ReplyDeleteI wholeheartedly agree 😉
DeleteFor Virgin, making flying enjoyable or at least less horrible was a core value. I have not tried them. My grandmother and I used to go to a British shop in Satellite Beach Florida. There has to be one around here someplace.
ReplyDeleteI would think somewhere in Washington DC there would be an English tea shop.
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