Gran Caribe Habana Riviera

... or run their own businesses, all business are government controlled.   For the second evening in a row, we dined at the Habana Riviera Hotel Restaurant. Cuba is not known for its cuisine, as there is a certain lack of variety and, maybe, ...

14.03.10 We found Cuba to be an interesting place to visit. Cuba is a Communist country. The hotel we are staying in must have been a state of the art 5 star, 20 story hotel when it was built in the 1950's, but is now looking tired and worn out. It is on ...

13.03.10 The waves were crashing over the Malecon (Cuba's famous sea wall), when we woke up, so after breakfast I took my camera and photographed it in action. Some cars were being swamped with sea water. As I entered into an area near an old colonial ...

I boarded the plane, Cubana Airlines from Bahamas. Immigration in Cuba would ask for your accomodations in Cuba and if you want a stamp on your passport. I opted not to. Perhaps, next time I will. Maybe, I should go back. At the airport, there ...