Chinatown Havana

... are no private restaurant chains or fast food outlets, and ironically the place to find the best food in Cuba, is to head to their Chinatown! Cubans still receive a ration every month of the basics that should supposedly seem them through, but in ...

... 's work is being shown. After lunch we visited a Wu Shu, a form of martial arts similar to Tai Chi, studio in Chinatown. It was run by a Chinese man who spoke excellent English. We saw a few demonstrations of what they had successfully presented the ...

... worth a look. Also went to an open air market which wa s full of little souvenir type things. Had our last meal in Chinatown (as they accept the pretty much worthless local currendcy which you cant easily change back to CUC) so we ordered most of the ...

Map of Cuba    [PHOTO_ . Havana International Airport [PHOT . . . . . . . . . Nacional Hotel sign   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     We stayed at the Nacional Hotel this time.  It has a history with mafia, movie stars, and ...

... . Jumped in a cab and when I mentioned we were hungry, our driver turned us around and took us for pizza in Habana's tiny Chinatown. We sat outside and shoveled the equivalent of a 7-11 microwave pizza down and made more friends. A set of men came in and ...

... Mexico hehe. Men vi skal nok faa fingeren ud nu, og faa skrevet lidt om de ting vi oplevede i Cuba. Allerede i flyveren fra Honduras til Jose Mari lufthavn i Havana, kan vi naesten ikke vente paa at komme ud og gaa rundt i byen. Isaer en af ...

... all good and fresh. So while you won't find a sushi bar, there are Italian restaurants and many Chinese restaurants - there is a Chinatown in Cuba. Well we're headin off to Pinar del Rio in the East. The Cuban women are divine and shaving the grass ...

... three types of homemade brew on tap (lager, amber, stout) that were actually pretty good.  A couple comments on Cuba and Havana:  Cuba is a lot of fun and certainly an experience but it would have been interesting to see how it was in its peak ...

... a super-expensive daïquiri at the Floridita and mojito in the Bodeguita del Medio, where they both were creadted, and visiting Chinatown, where there's no Chinese to be seen...; An improbable dance show in the Cueva, before the cabaret turns into a ...

... he uses a large metal tuning fork (totally old school!).  Guitar/tres strings are so difficult to find in Cuba, especially outside of Havana, and at $5+ per pack, they are simply not affordable for most Cuban musicians who typically live on $10-$20 ...