Covington Sq Apartments Havana

... to Castillo de la Punta, built in 1590 and which houses the Museum of Fortifications and Armaments, full of displays and artifacts of the Spanish colonial history. We walked up onto the ramparts and took in the view of Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro on the other side, to which the Castillo used to be joined at night by a big thick chain across the harbour to prevent the entry of enemy ships. Returning to the old town, Nath and I went back to the art market ...

... br><br><br><br><br><br>< br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br><br>FYI:<br><br>THAT famous picture of Che Guevera that appears on t-shirts, posters and keyrings all over the world, was taken by Alberto Korda while Che was at a memorial service for the victims of the French ship La Coubre, which exploded while unloading munitions in Havana. The image is known as Guerrillero Heroico.<br><br><br><br>Viva la revolucion!<br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br><br>

So, quite unexpectedly I got to Cuba after all! No reason in particular, but the 3,000 peso (about E150) price tag with Mexicana airlines was just too good to pass up. So, I huried to Cancun, got on the flight last friday and will be back by wednesday already. Just came here to see the Cuba before Castro passes away and it will change irevocably. In fact, walking here you can almost feel the anticipation for that event ...

... que és per davant de països teòricament en millor situació i que ha estat víctimes de la intervenció de l'imperi com: Perú(Fujimori), Bolívia, Colòmbia, Veneçuela, Rumania, Bulgaria, Mèxic, Arabia Saudita, Rússia, Brasil**, Xina, Turquia, Tunísia, Equador, Vietnam, Egipte...tots els països d'Àfrica estan per sota! I en moltíssims hi ha intervingut l'imperi per a teòricament ajudar-los. Mentre que saboteja Cuba i exigeix als països que tenen acrods comercials amb els USA que ...

And so it begins.... The story so far in Cuba: Well, I pretty much cried myself through to the plane after saying goodbye to Paul at Heathrow's departure gate, and I didn't stop until well into the flight. It's been a hard pull to leave and go do something I've dreamed of for so long, but to know that I'm leaving a world full of people I love and a lifestyle I really enjoyed living. But I guess sometimes you have to make those *************s. I ...

... room, "A Czech girl and she sick. Too much drink last night. She take shower now. I close door, OK?" I hear my door close and lock. OK I guess, I have a fridge full of beer, Bucanero, with a picture of a pirate on the can, so I wasn't worried. Below me, four stories down, in the dirt yard, there are chickens and goats. Parrots fly in and out of the trees. Mangy dogs are everywhere. The resident rooster would wake me every morning, a good thing since ...

... There was a good dessert list on the menu and when we ask, we are told there is only ice cream, although we can see different desserts being delivered to other tables. Declining we ask for the bill which arrives twenty minutes later. After sitting waiting for her for fifteen minutes I am fed up and go inside to the cashier. He ignores me for a while until, prompted by another waiter, he gives me my change. In the meantime someone has tipped the wink to our waitress, who comes ...

... grill where I had fajitas again! We said our goodbyes to the group in case we didn't see them in the morning and headed off to do some last minute shopping! Bed early for travel day again tomorrow! Saturday Got up early in Playa del Carmen and walked down to the beach for an early morning (7am swim); it was great, the water was so warm, like a thermal spring on the bottom particularly! Headed back to the hotel for a shower and final pack, said final goodbyes to all our ...

... those two days then I had in several courses prior to the trip. I remember sitting on the bus back to Varadero thinking to myself, I want to experience more. Meeting these incredible, new people, seeing their lifestyle and non materialistic attitude made me realize how different cultures can be and how much one can grow over just a couple of days in such an environment. The highlights of the time in Havana included some breath ...

... the capital.<br><br>The tour is great, but I don&#8217;t feel happy seeing all these poor buildings. Very old and worn out, yet I cannot understand the smile on the people&#8217;s faces. <br><br>The time spent here is pleasant, but I am looking forward to leave for the final destination Varadero. <br><br>There is a big holiday taking place here in Havana, and from our window we see hundreds of cars full of people who are carried from ...