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Travel Blogs from Trinidad
Trinidad, how lovely!
The plan afterwards was to catch the bus to Trinidad and I stepped on for a cold overnight ride, where I got to know Carina (German backpacker). So this was the first step into a network for my travel time in Cuba, because it seems that Trinidad is made for meeting chilled, cool backpacking people (lotta Germans) instead of couples or tourist groups with a schedule. ...
Down on cash, up on cigars... by Dani
... believe how forward she was, especially when asking for full payment in advance.
Surprisingly, she is quite patient when the lesson is underway & seems like she knows what she’s talking about. Un, dos, tres... Un, dos, tres... The first lesson flew & we were glad we’d reluctantly agreed to another lesson..
By completion of our 2 lessons we were dancing as a couple to traditional Cuban salsa music, spins & all. It was quite challenging at times ...
Che Por Siempre
... in another time with horse-drawn carts and oxen-pulled plows. We visited Santa Clara where Che's remains rest with an eternal flame, lit by Castro himself. They say when the public was invited to pay their respects, a line over three miles long formed. Also in Santa Clara is the site where the rebels blew up Batista's armored train, cutting off communication and weapon supply. Next we ...
Trinidad
... Diese Gastfreundschaft der Kubaner wäre in der Schweiz wünschenswert, denn er zeigt uns auch gleich wo unsere telefonisch res. Casa zu finden ist und meinte so nebenbei falls die Zimmer uns dort nicht gefallen sollen wir zu Ihm nachhause kommen. Die reservierte Casa war von aussen unscheinbar aber von innen wunderhübsch und kitschig. Nach einer Dusche genossen wir dort über denn ...
Trinidad
... and some Aussies while eating our sammies.
Also today we took a salsa dance class and then observed a political rally in which a stirring speech by the local Party leader was followed by a percussion and brass ensemble leading a conga line around the town square. The music went on three times as long as the speech. That's our kind of rally! So maybe Trinidad is looking ...