They say that all good things come to an end, and so it is with our Cuban jaunt. A bus from Vinales had us back in the capital early evening on August 4, and upon our arrival we again decided to go upmarket with our accommodation. The Hotel Victoria even had a restaurant with a vegetarian menu, but we did not notice this on the first night, and ...

What I treasure the most: the fact that people have very little but they give you whatever they have and they give you a smile. It's genuine. They may not have the material things that people believe define happiness, but they have their spirit. They value the person, the neighbour; they rely more on the people next door than on material things....

Gosh, 40°C outside, a huge sun in the blue sky hitting and burning us!!! Anyway, we decide to walk and eat in the Vedado, close to the marketplace, among the only one in town, quite cheap as they say in the guides, and a good way to see the locals live.