Return to Yangon

Here is how life can be different from day to day in Myanmar.

 

Yesterday a blue water and cocktails in a company of United Nations team at the Triumph Hotel Mandalay. 4-5 star facilities with excellent service for a fraction of western price. I chose this hotel because it was built new and I was not disappointed. I got a very spacious room in a short distance from the pool. I loved the addition of tanaka-based cosmetics in the bathroom and a Burmese tea on hand in my room.

 

Open swimming pool at Triumph Hotel in Mandalay.

The next day you will be sleeping in a shag and the best thing ever will be a cold fruit shake served beside the main road with a questionable quality view.

The place captured below is really special and known in the whole town of Hsipaw because it is the only street place that serves ice-cold drinks. They prepare cocktails in front of you from today's fruits selection. You can customize your cocktail or choose one of tens of suggestions posted on the walls around the counter. You can really get your smoothy or shake ice-cold, a true luxury on a hot Burmese day. I had two green shakes in a saw, they were delicious and refreshing (lemon, ginger, mint, pineapple and other deliciousness).



The best cocktail place in whole Hsipaw - Yuan Yuan vel. "Mr Shake".



Yuan Yuan Fruits Shake - "Mr.Shake",
 Hsipaw, Shan State, Burma.

"Mr Shake" counter where you place your order. Fresh fruits are on a display. Hispaw, Burma.

And then other times there could be nothing encouraging behind your window like below. It is important not to get overwhelmed and stay curiously positive to discover the good things. Though they may not come obvious.
 

Window view from Eastern Hotel in Yangon