Hotel Victoria Havana

... aan de us-dollar) met nog twee nederlanders een taxi genomen richting het centrum. Mij af laten zetten bij het vooraf gereserveerde hotel Victoria in de wijk Vedado. De kamer ruikt wat muf, het bed wat doorgezakt maar is verder prima en vooral de douche ...

... 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 ended up ...

... pm aangekomen op het Viazul busstation in Havana. Tesamen met een belg en twee finnen een taxi genomen naar het centrum. Bij het Victoria hotel aangekomen bleek deze alleen nog kamers te hebben voor 80 cuc of meer en via een medewerker van het hotel bij ...

... but significant enough to be considered as the kick off of the revolution). Outside the hotel, on the next corner is the nicest place in Havana, the place of the cathedral: a  large paved area with completely renovated colonial ...

... to be a little difficult for the independent traveller, but we weren't prepared for the uphill battle that was our first night in Havana. Upon arrival at the airport, we soon discovered that all of our cards didn't work, luckily we had a few US dollars ...

Our steps lead us to via Obispo, the most commercial street of old havana, among tourists mainly and locals going to the barber's or queuing in front of food shops (they still have rationing tickets to buy the basic food, the meat and extras being ...

... the sea. El Malicòn is supposed to the place to walk by at the end of the day, when the tourists are gone bock to their hotel in varadeiro, to meet the havaneros. It is actually not the nicest place in town, but the like to sit on the little wall over ...

... to make sure everyone gets home safe. We spent 20 minutes on an otherwise lonely street corner with a mother-daughter pair from Victoria, BC, 7 security guards and one hand-cuffed Habanero while waiting for a taxi to arrive. If your intent is to visit ...

... 2. The food is awful but almost all the crops grown on the island are organic 3. The cheapest internet cafe in Havana is inside the Capitol Building. Hows that for compelling symbolism! I found that getting a Cuban to talk about their ...

... Frank, Arelys and their family are wonderful. Fridge. Manuel and Arecely No. 4 Calle 21, apartment 22, between N and O Vedado, Havana Tel: 53-7-832-6713 Email: user11_chb@yahoo.es Large room and immense bathroom. Double bed and couch. Shared ...

... over scratchy phone lines and expensive Internet connections that no rooms are to be had, either through my folks' travel agent in Victoria, through websites, or the tourist desk in the lobby. One great discovery I make in the Nacional's lobby is our ...

... art, the cafe culture, food. Even the Sydney-siders I've spoken to agree that Melbs is more "cultural". As I entered the Queen Victoria Market, I was greeted with this sign: . WTF - Christmas already? I'm not sure what's more weird - seeing Christmas ...

... Cubans handle line-ups better than Canadians, but we still have some pleasant little connections with our fellow detainees. One family from Victoria are just getting back from a stay at Varadero. Like us, Maria and Mike travelled with their kids and their ...

... the pages of the LP's Cuba guidebook, were actually dressed up "pay per photo" locals, complete with prop cigar in Havana's main tourist area - even the front cover. Most people are under the belief that Lonely Planet employ top notch travel ...

... fantastic and we made it to the quay in plenty of time to enjoy a cold beer before embarking. Back on land we met up again with Victoria and Dee, had more Trucha and headed home to our new hotel, the swanky La Cupula. Next day we had a slow one - just a ...

... largest crystal chandelier is at the center Ceremonial Hall. The chandelier was sold to Turkey by Great Britain (not gifted by Queen Victoria as generally believed). It has 750 lamps and weighs 4.5 tons. There’s a 15 YTL entry fee to the ...

... Singapore on Saturday and change some of our flights to and from New Zealand. Do our city tour - Centaugh Bridge, Victoria Theatre, Raffles statue, Parliament House, Singapore Cricket Club, the Cenotaph and the Indian War Memorial - before heading back ...