28.11-2014 Myanmar, Yangon, day 10

Hello all,

Today start with breakfast at downstairs testing the breakfast set "B" that is American breakfast with scrambled egg, coffee or tea, orange juice, toast and marmalade. It was sort of OK, but not too much of my taste. The main thing I need at morning is my cup of coffee and the instant they offer at downstairs just doesn't make me feel like I have had any.  Well two more different breakfast sets to go before I know all of the selection in this place.

Street view of 31st street

Indian Banana Leaf Restaurant at 31st street

Today we decided it is time to get decent coffee and went to look for "famous" coffee shop that also sells the coffee from downtown. It was supposed to be behind Shangri-La hotel (ex. Traders hotel) and off we go by walking.

There was a lot of Printing companies at 31st street

Street stalls selling almost everything

Afternoon in Yangon can be warm (by Finnish standard hot) 34 degrees and full sunshine didn't make it any easier, except for taking pictures.

Street view at downtown Yangon

 We walked about an hour, looking for the coffee shop and after that found out that it was our side of Shangri-La hotel, behind meaning looking from Sule Pagoda. At this time we decided to go there another day.

Sule Pagoda entrance

Sule Pagoda at the center of the city

I took some pictures of the oldest colonial part of Yangon while looking around.

Central part with water fountain

Independence monument at background

Yangon townhouse

One of the oldest churches at the centre of the city

Old colonial time building

City center view

About 3pm we had a afternoon coffee in the air-conditioned coffee shop at downtown Yangon.

Coffee shop at downtown on Yangon. Prices in Kyats

Iced coffee latte

 On the way back, there was a lot of street vendors with noodle stalls and other local delicacies.

Noodles freshly made at street stall

Busy streets of Yangon

We headed to local supermarket to get some stuff for our new "home" and as my friend was asking me to post some prices here, I list some of the stuff we bought.

1USD = 1040 Kyat
1 EUR= 1300 Kyat

• Coffee filter bags 1x4 40 pcs 1860.-
• Cream crackers 1600.-
• Swe La Win Arabica coffee 200 g 1700.-
• 2 pcs Cup noodle 3500.-
• cheese grater, 4 side 1300.-
• Pokka pulpy orange juice 240ml 580.-
• Lynchee juice 250ml 250.-
• 2 pcs Pokka jasmine green tea 300ml 1360.-
• Pokka ice lemon tea 300ml 680,-
• Red Horse energy drink 250ml 400,-
• Tuna flakes in sunflower oil 185g 2150.-
• Tuna flakes in water 185g 2050,-
• 6 packets of milk 25dl 4450,-

                                   TOTAL Kyat 21970,- = USD 21,1 = EUR 16.90 at today's rates

At evening I was to meet a Finnish guy, but he was no show so I had a dinner at 365 Cafe.

Sun dried beef

Beansprouts with chicken and tofu

Gnite all,

Pasi