Japanese Tea Ceremony

A friend asked me to come along to a Japanese Tea Ceremony on Friday. It was very interesting. They say it takes a lifetime to learn the rituals of the tea ceremony (sounds a little bit like tai chi in that regard). They only thing I didn't care for was the green tea, which was really green, like the color of grass. It wasn't bad, but was told they probably weakened is some for us Americans. The tea lasted 1 hour, they say the formal tea lasts 4 hours and the tea is just as green, but also very thick. . . . . glad it wasn't formal!! After tea we went to lunch at a Japanese restaurant, a fun day.