High Tea at Carcossa Seri Negara

Sam had fell asleep in the car on the way back home from Ikea, and I've made a wrong turn, so we thought might as well go explore the Lake Gardens & find out where the Butterfly Park is, so that next time we can drive there easily.

Well, we found the Butterfly Park. Then we found the Bird Park. Then hubby wanted to find this hotel on the other side of the Lake Gardens which is supposed to have good traditional British high tea.

We were happily on our way there following the instructions on the GPS when Sam woke up crying, to our consternation. We had thought Sam would nap for about 1.5 hrs as he does at home!

So we ended up sharing the RM$60 pp high tea (since we were still full from a German 6-sausage lunch) instead of going back another day as originally planned. Since we didn't make any reservations we couldn't have the indoor tables. Sam was delighted with the outdoor arrangement though, trying in vain to catch the pigeons out in the garden.

Hubby got an earful from me for letting Sam play under the hot afternoon sun, & spent the rest of tea time entertaining the little bugger with toy cars instead.

Picky Sam refused all the sandwiches, ate half the brownie & tasted 2 other savories. He had his 1st taste of Strawberry & Kiwi tea and Pai Mu Tan tea. After all the playing he accepted some of the scones, though he rejected the wonderfully delicious jams, silly boy. Then, of all the things in the world, he pooped!

So I ended up cleaning the stinky toddler in the air-conditioned toilet on the vanity top, not the most dignified exit out the boutique hotel!