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While we were in Cuba on our last trip in 2012, we heard a lot about the rationing of food and supplies. We still remember sitting in a classroom with a teacher explaining the educational system to us and her comments about having a severe headache. As aspirin was difficult to buy in Cuba due […]
Our last blog talked about the poor dining experience we had at an entertainment venue, Legends de Guarjirato. We don’t need (or want ) to rehash this disappointment so let’s move onto other dining experiences we had in Havana Cuba Havana Restaurants Paladar Los Mercaderes. Havana has many paladars. These are privately owned restaurants, as […]
Cuba is an island of music. We took advantage of every opportunity to explore different elements of this musical heritage. We spent many hours in cafes and lounges, selected primarily on the basis of the music they offered. Although this mandated many, many drinks, we made the necessary sacrifice to enjoy a broad range of […]
While most people think of Old Havana as being the place to visit, Havana has many other interesting neighborhoods This large neighborhood, on the northwestern edge of the city, was home to a number of the city’s most wealthy and powerful people from the mid-19th through mid-20th centuries. It currently has some of the city’s […]
When one thinks of Cuba, one often thinks mostly of Old Havana. But Havana is more than Old Havana’s lovely Spanish Colonial buildings. Central Havana is dominated by huge, beautiful—but often very neglected—Neo-Classical public buildings. Built just outside the old city walls, it is a major thoroughfare and a popular strolling and shopping area for […]
Havana Cuba is a blend of beautiful old buildings and a newer section. Although no blog, nor pictures, nor words can describe the beauty of Old Havana, this blog will try to wet your appetite to visit this beautiful city. We spent many, many hours wandering Old Havana’s streets and exploring most of it historic […]