Over Christmas break I traveled with Daughters Jessi and Beth to Cuba for five days. We had a great adventure but I was glad to be back in the greatest state in the greatest country in the world.
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Enjoying Lobster Pizza at a Paladare, an unofficial restaurant in a private home. |
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The view from the balcony of our first Casa Particulares, a private homestay similar to a bed and breakfast |
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A lot of 1950's cars from Chevy, Dodge, Oldsmobile |
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The Hotel Hemingway stayed in Old Havana |
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The view from Puerta Gordo in the city of Cienfuegos. In the background are the mountains we traveled to the next day. |
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The view from the Casa in Cienfuegos. Notice the horsedrawn carts that taxied people around the city. Not many cars. |
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Home cooked Cuban breakfast. Eggs, fruit, mango juice, cucumber and cheese sandwich, and dessert. |
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El Nicho waterfall outside Cienfuegos |
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Our taxi from Cienfuegos to Havana. $20 per person for the 3 hour drive. |
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Inside our 4th Casa. This one in Havana. $10 per person. The room next door had 3 young women from America. |
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Me with John Lennon in Lennon Park, Vedado, Havana. |
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The government was setting up for the celebration of the Revolution that was held the next day. This is the Plaza de la Revolution. |