San Juan Santiago de Cuba
Carretera de Siboney, km 1.5, Reparto Santa Barbara Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
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Not for love nor money!
... told I could pass for a Cuban with the tan & hair), just so I do not get the side look. The women seem to hold the power here and approach the guys, and move on if they are not appreciated. People watching here is amazing!!
That understood, it is very easy to feel relaxed here, and just let the days pass by. Having no responsibilities apart from phoning my breakfast order leaves me time to focus on me and only me. Doing whatever I want, whenever I ...
Living like Kings
... hate pineapples) are just as good. Plus the pork (by far the most popular meat) is delicious and the seafood is amazing. However, the most common meals are pork or chicken with rice, beans and a salad of tomato, cucumber and cabbage.
The ration shops you hear about are entirely mythical and the only form of rationing that exists in Cuba are the government bulk food stores that sell rice, beans, oil, salt and sugar for virtually nothing ...
Colonial town, fort, cemetary and mountains
... would have to wait an extra day before I could head out. Had originally planned to only spend a day in Santiago this time through and spend the extra day in Santiago on the way back to Havana but not to be.
Headed back up the hill to town and wandered into Museo Emilio Baracardi. Seems that this guy had collected a number of artifacts from around the world. This included some mummies and unlike egypt I was able to take some photos. On the way out found a band playing ...
The Beginning of the Revolutionary Trail
... in Havana, the effigy of Fidel is more reminiscent of an Ayatollah, the posters of Raul down south, make him look like Kim Jong Il. It made us laugh.
That night we treated ourselves to some traditional music and fun in the best place to experience Cuban music : Casa de la Trova. We enjoyed the Caribbean rhythms and salsa dancing until well into the early hours of the following morning, It was a nice cultured, non-revolutionary evening of entertainment.
On ...
Bilos og vilde motorcykler
... tilbage til vaerelset hos Marlon. Naar man kom hjem om aftenen, kunne man faktisk smage al smoggen, hvis man slikkede sig om laeberne.
Men nok om det, for selvfoelgelig var der ogsaa en masse fede ting ved Santiago, og bl.a. dens vigtige betydning under revolutionen, var noget man tydeligt kunne maerke, at folk var stolte over. Det var her den cubanske revolution fik sin spaede begyndelse, da Fidel Castro og hans sympatisoerer angreb Moncadakasernen, og derved aabnede ...


