The Strand
February 24, 2008
After Bagan, we flew back down to Rangoon for the last couple of days in order to catch our plane back to Bangkok; and on our last night we went down to The Strand hotel to soak in a little bit of the high life to enjoy one last beverage in Myanmar. For those of you who do not know, The Strand was built in 1896 and was originally constructed by the Sarkies brothers, of the Singapore Raffles fame, and it was built to be another one of those glorious outposts of the British Empire. While it is a bit of an uninspiring building from the outside, inside, The Strand is absolutely gorgeous. To stay a night here will set you back, at least, $500/per night, so we just cheaped out and ordered two Singapore Slings and an orange juice (see the bill below for those prices in USD!!) The real charm of the Strand, in my opinion, is how they have kept to true spirit and style of the hotel the same since it was first built - everything is luxurious and top quality, but it still feels old and rustic (not sure if that makes sense, but that is how it feels). It was a great way to finish off our time in Burma and give one final toast to all the great places, people and sights we saw in Myanmar.
Click here for a more detailed look at The Strand.
You were almost better off getting the kids a Singapore Sling.
Comment by Dalong — February 25, 2008 @ 8:56 pm
“I don’t know if the orange juice was worth $5, but it was pretty damn good orange juice.”
Comment by Administrator — February 25, 2008 @ 9:41 pm