Coffee Break at Starbucks, Bacolod City

            My favorite place to unwind at any time of the day is Starbucks Coffee. We come here at least thrice a week for a hot cup of coffee or tea with chocolate-covered donut, a slice of sweet cakes or some vegetable sandwiches right after a heavy meal. Its building is very much accessible because it is located along the business district of Bacolod City, Lacson Street.
              I am 101% sure that this is the right place for me for the reason that it is very cozy and amicable especially to those who wish to make oneself at home. This place also alleviates me after a whole day of work. In addition, I would like to stay here even for the entire day due to the sweet aroma of freshly ground coffee before it is served. Likewise, the people who come here are those who find time to take time out with friends, and hear them discussing each other softly about weightless topics.
           Gladly most of the baristas here already know us and they know exactly our favorite drinks and the usual time we come here.

           This is a free WIFI zone, and you can stay here as long as you want. On the left side before the restroom, you can see the wooden stirrers, the green plastic straws and the waste coffee grounds for your garden which you can get for FREE. You can also see on that wall their bulletin board where you can post some announcements and brochures for a few days without charge.

                                     

          This is the mini stall where coffee beans of various types are displayed near the main entrance.

          Shown on the photo below is also a stall full of plastic mugs and ceramic cups displayed at the left side of the main door. These are intended for coffee drinkers who are more incline to helping out in environment preservation by simply not using the available plastic and styrofor cups.
             Starbucks Coffee is also generous to those who bring with them mugs for the fact that the original price will be less than P5 for every mug of coffee or tea.

The mugs

             On the left are the mugs of various designs which come in various sizes. The sizes of their mugs are for tall (12 oz), grande (16 oz) and venti (20 oz) drinks. Almost every month they have new stocks of mugs with new designs.

            On the right is one of my favorite spots. This is at the right side of the main door where you can see everyone coming in and out of the building.

Cafe mocha, tall

Mint blend tea, grande

          At last, our hot drinks are here. As usual, mine is the tall decaf cafe mocha, and my boyfriend got himself his favorite venti hot mint blend tea with two packs of honey.

        We love to stay here for an hour or two, sometimes  three hours especially if we bring our laptops here to surf the net. We also love to kill the time by reading magazines and newspapers.

              This is my tall decaf cafe mocha! One of my favorite hot drinks of Starbucks Coffee. I love the rich taste, its distinctive smell, the froth, and everything about the coffee.

           Coffee break for me is also fun! To relax does not always mean to go out somewhere and do some physical activities such as swimming, etc. It is about spending some time through observing little things around us and of course, to reward ourselves with special and gratifying coffee like this.

                  More pictures to share and stories to tell next time! God bless!

                                                                                                 Truly more fun in the Philippines!