Hotel Raquel Havana

... . She contacts someone to see if it's running and is told it is not - our last chance to see anything of Cuba, outside Havana, is gone. Oh well - frustrating or what? We decide to have a relaxing day in our room, especially as we have both not been ...

... . Tourists suturate the former. We find an out-of-the-way seat by the turtle pool and look at the Hemingway photos. The Raquel provides a quiet and beautiful contrast. It's a very new upper-end boutique hotel in an old trading house, with ornate columns ...

... . it was so good i ate it as i walked round the block qand went back and got another one! * saw the hotel havana libre (famous for something) but couldnt be bothered to go inside! * went to this mad street where this artist had painted everything * ...

... of a seatbeltless ride through the city being rewarded in whole multiples of the "average" fare.  To be fair, outside Havana the people were genuine, the classic cars a utility and the natural beauty of the land evident in abundance.  If only ...