Cuba Day 5: La Habana & Playa del Este Revisited
Kristin and I still felt like we had not seen everything we wanted to see in La Habana, so we decided to continue our walk around the city. This time it was concentrated in Habana Vieja. We followed the “Habana Vieja Walking Tour” that was recommended in the Lonely Planet guide; starting around Plaza Vieja and ending around Catedral de San Cristobal de la Habana. The walk took us about 2 hours in total.
My travel Bible. I bring one with me on every trip!
The following photos were all taken within the vicinity of Plaza Vieja.
The sign basically means "We hope Fidel lives another 80 more years."
He was turning 80 the month we were visiting.
Of course we took a little break in a shaded park to listen to a man croon Cuban ballads with his guitar.
And these following photos were all taken within the vicinity of Catedral de San Cristobal de la Habana.
One of my other favorite photos from the trip. I have this framed on
my office desk.
The decorations for Revolution Day, which was the following day, were out in full force.
Needing to majorly cool down, the two of us met up with M. and headed to Playa del Este again. On our way there we encountered more propaganda signs. All of us had our eyes glued to the taxi windows in case we should see one, as we were all enamored by them.
In the parking lot at the beach, there were a myriad of cars that just oozed coolness.
But, there was 1 that captured my heart, simply because of its color...
The funniest moment of the tripoccurred later on at the beach. I was engrossed in my sunbathing when M. announcedthat he would be back in an hour with a kayak and food. I thought hewas joking and was just going for a walk. But, to my delighted surprise,he returned an hour later with exactly what he promised. Where he found a kayak in Cuba, one will never know? The foodthough consisted of: chips, baby food, and melted chocolate. And the next 2photos are proof just in case you did not believe me.
vAfter we devoured the food, Kristin and M. then kayaked in the ocean leaving me some time to digest the trip thus far.
Could you not float in that water endlessly?
These pictures are so beautiful! I adore all the bright colors and the cars are great!
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I totally forgot we did the walking tour from the book! Though I remember that horrid baby food all too vividly!
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