Day one - Airport to Havana
A bus had been rented for us for the approximate 30 min
drive from the airport to the upscale Miramar area outside of the central city
and old city area where the Parque Central Hotel was located. Some of the
grand homes were kept up, others not so much. In the days prior to Jose Marti winning
freedom from the Spanish overlords, wealthy lived there. We stopped at a lovely restuarant for our first Cuban lunch
of grilled chicken, white rice, black beans and salad, plus a mojito. Then it was back on the bus through
semi-rural areas and the outskirts of the city
Unless you're a big wig government official and have special
privileges, this is your clothes dryer.
Our hotel was a Spanish one called the Parque Central
adjacent to the country's capital building which looks very similar to the US
Capital.
Here's the view from our hotel window
I won't be able to post anymore photos to Flickr while here,
internet access is just too flakey, even in the big Euro hotels like ours. Photos are VERY low resolution, but it's the only way to get them on the blog. Better photos will appear in Flickr.
it's Day 5 now... and tomorrow we have to leave at 7 am
(yeah, you know how I love the early am) for a trip out to the
countryside. Have not had enough time to
both write and take/process photos which is very frustrating, but just the way
it is. My suspicions were dead on about
my not liking group travel. This might
be the last group trip I ever take.
Until then, adios amiga/os.
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