Plaza Havana

Back to Havana for a final day and a half.  Some of the best bits included: - a sunset drive along the Malecon in a classic Chevy convertible - a stop in the Plaza de la Revolucion, where Castro has given all of his important speeches - a night of ...

... . 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 ...

... ;in a nearby restaurant but twhich was not that good. Despite the latter still more than a successful day in Havana. 3/12/2008: Today I took a coco-taxi towards the Plaza de Armas to see the rest of the old town. This is a funny-looking vehicle (see ...

... Maria, where we were given our own little room, with ensuite, on a rooftop balcony - complete with deckchairs - overlooking a busy Havana Veijo street. For the next four days we checked out the Museo de la Revolucion (the inside was apparently ...

... te zitten en verder niets doen. 24-12-2008: mijn laatste dag doorgebracht in het oude centrum van Havana. Een kijkje genomen op de Plaza de la Cathedral en op een souvenirmarktje in de buurt. Niet echt veel bijzonders te vinden maar wel leuk ...

... (Cathedral of Saint Christopher of Havana) is the seat of Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, the Cardinal Archbishop of Havana, Cuba. Set in the former Plaza de La Ciénaga or Swamp Plaza, the Cathedral is said to be the only example of a baroque construction ...

... in the Buena Vista Social Club!) just around the corner. We knew that the club was located around 10 km away from Downtown Havana until it closed somewhere in the mid 40s, so we refused their offer politely but firmly. They where not the last ones trying ...

... Fefita sat us down on the couch...... BIG DRAMA in HAVANA!!!! She told us that the government had banned people in Havana Vieja from renting out their rooms to tourists.... why ?.... because it was Fidels birthday celebration and they didn't want ...