Kohly Havana

... pesos). We were not sure but apparently they are worth about 25 times as much as the local peso. 1 CUC is abut the same value as 1 Aussie dollar, so we were spending a lot more than we had been in any other country. My credit card would not work in Cuba so we were hoping that one of Rachy´s would since it became obvious that everyone would try and get as much money out of us as possible wherever we went. <br><br>Anyway, pizza down, we ...

... style with cats dressed up almost Hollywood style - for a Cuban peso you can take a picture, now what is that about? It seems to be the norm that children can just pee in the street when they need to go. I am convinced there is a conspiracy going on as I am plagued by people spitting around me. The plane is as old as the cars with very little leg room let alone to sit your butt on the seat!! OMG on the plane back to Mexico the man sat in the seat next to me (without ...

... dinner conversation with Robert was most interesting. In the year 1986, Robert was sent to the Ukraine on a scholarship to study engineering for five years. Having had to learn Russian from scratch (as the syllabus was entirely in that language), Robert obtained his Masters Degree from Kiev University in 1991. Barely a month after completing his Masters Degree, with the document in his hot little hand, the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union had sent him back ...

... for awhile" knowing full well that I HAD to get on one again in 3 hours to head home. I collected my bags, arrived in Mexico again through security and this time when I pushed the button I got the green light. Nice that I get the red light entering with 60 lbs of luggage and get the green light entering with 16 lbs of luggage. I left the airport, walked to my right and entered the terminal again to departures and almost immediately ...

... bonne façon de décrire 10 jours a la Havane c'est juste de die: "ah bah j'ai passé 10 jours en taule." Et encore j'avais des dollars moi je me la coulais douce par rapport aux autres. C'est à dire, si tu veux vivre un peu la Cubaine (et pas à la touriste, trop cher de tte façon), bah tu vis comme eux: enfermés. Bon alors c'est vrai moi j'ai pas trop l'experience du vrai tiers monde où y a rien, alors faudrait que j'aille dans d'autres coins pour ...

... of its accessories (mirrors, ignition switch, turn signal switch, windshield wipers) you know, the unimportant things, so he had a wire with a bare end that he would touch to the steering column to activate the horn. This would usually take several attempts to find bare metal. He would honk the horn at anyone or thing within 100 yards to warn them he was coming. This meant taking one hand off the steering wheel of an already unsteady one ton piece ...

... chatting. Then my bean (?) soup followed some while later by the main courses. Very tasty and good portions without being excessive. Nothing is excessive here - except the 'translations'. We finished eating and then a really long wait before a 'special Cuban dessert' arrived - chocolate mousse. It wasn't too bad as the excellent band had moved outside onto the verandah and both they and their singers were playing superb Cuban music which had people dancing in the Plaza and gave a ...

... having seen the moon like that ever before. Every detail was visible, seas and huge craters, the line of day and night following lunar (!) landscapes. Amazingly incredible. I took a few pictures, promised to send them the print offs if they come out good. We took the apparatus back up there, and they explained me how they worked, checking the boats by radio and telescope, controlling who was getting in and out of the harbor. They didn't even have a radar ...

... for swallowing cards. Travellers are advised to take Canadian dollars, Pound Sterling or Euros to change. As the US and Cuba are not the most friendliest of neighbours, taking US dollars to change incurs an extra 20% penalty charge. Hmmm, here we were in Quito where the only currency we could get out the ATM was US dollars. We had a some GBP pounds on us but hardly enough to fund the whole Cuba trip! To make things even more ...

... the red coloured note with the face of Che Guevara on it to me with a beaming smile. <br>I escaped the heat for a little while by going inside the Capitolio. With a dome almost identical to Washington DC&#8217;s capital building (though a tiny bit higher, just to put the Americans&#8217; noses out of joint) and a copy of a massive twenty-five carat diamond in the floor of the entry-way, it is a fittingly grand edifice for a national parliament ...